GENEVA N. PERRY

Biography

Geneva Perry works in the Estate Planning and Taxation Group at Jones Blechman. Geneva prepares powers of attorney, living wills, advance medical directives, wills, and trusts. She can also help plan for the care of a loved one with special needs, represent the client in guardianship or conservatorship matters, and assist in estate and trust administration. Geneva can also assist religious and other organizations in becoming non-profit 501(c) organizations.

Originally from Cheyenne, Wyoming, Geneva attended the University of Wyoming and worked at the University in student affairs until 2000. In fall of the 2000, she became the associate director of admission and coordinator of multicultural recruitment at Smith College.

Geneva's legal career is very much local and began at the College of William & Mary Marshall Wythe School of Law. During her law school tenure, Geneva served as a board member for the Public Service Fund, participated as a member of the Journal of the Bill of Rights, and received the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Trial Advocacy Award.

After graduating in May 2006, she clerked for the Honorable Cleo E. Powell in the Chesterfield County Circuit Court. Geneva returned to Marshall Wythe in spring 2007 as an adjunct professor in Legal Skills and joined Jones Blechman in August 2007.

Educational and Professional Background

• University of Wyoming (B.S. in Psychology, 1997)
• Marshall Wythe School of Law (J.D., 2006)
• Adjunct Professor, Marshall Wythe School of Law Legal Skills Program (2007 — present)
• University of Wyoming (Assistant Coordinator of Minority Affairs, 1997-2000)
• Smith College (Associate Director of Admission & Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment, 2000-2003)

Activities and Affiliations

• Virginia State Bar (Admitted 2006)
• American Bar Association
• Newport News Bar Association