Background
Jones, Barry Kent was born on February 1, 1955 in San Diego, California, United States.
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Barry Kent Jones
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Bachelor of Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1975; Juris Doctor, Emory University School Law, Atlanta, 1978; Master of Laws in Taxation, Emory University, 1980.
Career
Attorney, United States Department Health, Education, Welfare, Atlanta, 1978-1980; senior tax accountant, Joseph Decosimo & Company, Chattanooga, 1980-1982; senior tax consultant, Ernst & Whinney, Certified Public Accountants, Chattanooga, 1982-1985; shareholder and director, Dossett, Goode, Barnes & Broom, P.A., Jackson, Mississippi, 1985-1996; shareholder, Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A., Jackson, since 1996. Adjunct Professor U. Mississippi, 1988-1995.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Middle Mississippi chapter Alzheimer's Association, since 1989, member public policycom., 1989-1990, secretary-treasurer, 1989-1992, member development and finance committee, 1989-1992, president, 1992-1994, finance committee, 1994-1996. Board directors Russell C. Davis Planetarium Foundation, since 1992, vice chair, 1983-1984, chair, since 1994, member finance committee, 1992-1994, Executive Committee, 1993-1997, member student space station committee, 1992-1994. Member steering committee Mississippi College School Law Challenge 2000 Campaign, 1993-1997.
Board directors Rotary International, Madison-Ridgeland Rotary Club, since 1991. Member American Bar Association, Mississippi Society Certified Public Accountants since 1991, International Association Finance Planning (board directors Mississippi chapter since 1991, secretary 1992-1993, vice president 1993-1994, executive vice president 1994-1995, president 1995-1996, national chapter advisory county since 1997), Estate Planning Coun.Miss. (board directors since 1996, secretary-treasurer 1996-1997, vice president 1997-1998, since 1998), Jackson Tax Forum, Hinds County Bar Association (bylaws committee 1991-1992, professor ethics committee 1991-1992, CLE committee since 1996, legal economics committee since 1997), Tennessee Bar Association (taxation, probate and trust law sections), Georgia Bar Association (taxation, fiduciary law sections), Mississippi Bar Association (taxation, business and health law sections, education committee 1993-1994, nominating committee chair 1992-1994, others), American Association Attorneys-Certified Public Accountants, National Academy Elder Law Attorneys, American Institute Certified Public Accountants.
Connections
M. Theresa Upshaw.
