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About Turner & Blackwell PLC
Billing
We use the latest technologies to provide efficient legal services unencumbered by the traditional overhead of larger law firms. We offer select estate planning services on a flat-fee basis, encouraging clients to participate fully in the process. Where a flat-fee or an alternative billing structure is not feasible, we provide legal services at reasonable hourly rates.
Our Expertise
The firm’s attorneys focus on providing high quality estate planning and estate and trust administration services. The firm is dedicated to delivering legal services in a timely, professional manner.
About Turner & Blackwell PLC
John H. Turner III jay@vaestateplanning.com
John H. “Jay” Turner III focuses his practice on estate planning and administration with an emphasis on estate, gift, generation-skipping and fiduciary income tax planning. Prior to the firm’s name change in March 2020, Jay along with Mark Shepard co-founded Shepard & Turner, PLC. Prior to his current practice, Jay was a partner with Williams Mullen and served as chair of the firm’s estate planning section. Prior to joining Williams Mullen, Jay served as Senior Counsel in SunTrust Bank’s legal department.
Jay is a fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar, where he served on the Board of Governors for the Trusts and Estates Section (2003-2009). Jay is a member of the Virginia Bar Association, serving on the legislative committee of the Section of Wills, Trusts and Estates. Jay is the past president of the Trust Administrators Council of Richmond and is a frequent lecturer for Virginia CLE. Jay is a co-author of Estate and Trust Administration in Virginia, published by the Virginia Law Foundation. Jay is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and in Super Lawyers in the Trusts & Estates category and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, its highest possible rating.
Jay received a master of laws from the Georgetown University Law Center (LLM. taxation), his law degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, and his undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College. When not practicing law, Jay enjoys spending time with his wife and children on their farm in Powhatan.
Helen Missy Blackwell missy@vaestateplanning.com
Helen “Missy” Blackwell is a Richmond native, who graduated from Washington College and earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Her interest in estate planning emerged during her early years working in the Trust Department at Bank of America.
Missy’s practice is dedicated to a highly personalized approach to working with individuals, couples and families. Flat fee billing and the willingness to travel to meet clients at a location most convenient for them are central to Missy’s attention and commitment to client service.
Missy is a member of the Virginia State Bar and served on the Board of Governors of its Trusts and Estates Section from 2008 through 2010. She has been a member of the Estate Planning Council of Richmond since 1999. Missy provides pro bono legal services for LINC. She is married to Carl Blackwell and has three children.