Beggs & Lane is pleased to announce that Robert L. Jones, III has joined the firm as a partner in its Pensacola office. Mr. Jones previously practiced in Jacksonville, Florida in the areas of estate planning, tax, probate, and business planning.

“Robert is an experienced lawyer who has developed significant tax and estate planning practices. He also has extensive experience advising clients on all aspects of business planning. We are pleased to have successfully recruited Robert to Pensacola, and to the firm,” said J. Nixon Daniel, III, managing partner at Beggs & Lane.

Mr. Jones is a sixth generation Florida resident. He received a B.A. from the University of Florida, and his law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, College of Law. Mr. Jones then received a Master of Laws degree in Taxation, from the University of Florida, College of Law where he was the Managing Editor of the Florida Tax Review.