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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Three years ago, I announced that I would retire in two years. Then, just before the two years expired, I extended it by one year because some cases came in that I really
wanted to work on (evidence that I really enjoyed the practice of law). That lead everyone to believe that I was never serious about retiring in the first place, a common occurrence with old lawyers. Everyone feared that I would hang on forever.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">But not me. The three years will expire in two weeks, and so I will retire on December 31, 2024, and join my wife, who retired from the practice of law three years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I plan to keep some of my professional memberships, such as the OSB estate planning listserv and ACTEC. Here in Oregon, I will give up my bar license and become “retired,”
a status that is nearly identical to being inactive. I am told that I can write articles, give CLE presentations, and participate in listservs, even though I am retired. But I cannot offer any legal advice to any clients or to lawyers for their clients.
(Apparently listservs and CLE presentations are not considered to be legal advice, for some reason.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In Washington, I will not move to inactive status, but instead I plan to resign from the Bar. If anyone knows how I can remain on the Washington estate planning listserv,
please let me know. Or if you simply know how to make it happen, you have my permission to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">My phone number and email address here at Black Helterline will no longer work after December 31. Anyone who wants to contact me can do so at
<a href="mailto:philipnjones@yahoo.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">philipnjones@yahoo.com</span></a> or at (503) 853-1482, which is my cell phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">There are a few parts of practicing law that I will not miss, but on the whole it has been a very interesting and rewarding career, largely because of the many wonderful
people with whom I have worked. I could not possibly list all of the fabulous people who have helped educate me and entertain me over the last fifty years. If I tried to prepare a list of all of those people, I would never be able to complete it. Similarly,
I could not possibly compile a list of the high points and the fun points; I hope a list of the low points would be very short, but I will leave the compilation of that latter list to others. If anyone compiles such a list, please send me a copy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">See you on the listserv,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Phil Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#000001">Philip N. Jones</span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:remialcxesans;color:white"></span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:template-Ij3tRfheEeqW9QANOhMLNA;color:white"></span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:zone-1;color:white"></span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:zones-AQ;color:white"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#000001"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#000001">BLACK </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">|</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#000001"> HELTERLINE LLP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#000001">805 SW Broadway, Suite 1900<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#000001">Portland, OR 97205<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#000001"><a href="http://www.bhlaw.com/" target="_blank" title="bhlaw.com"><span style="color:#000001;text-decoration:none">www.bhlaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#000001"><a href="http://philip.jones@bhlaw.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000001;text-decoration:none">philip.jones@bhlaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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