ATLANTA, GA — MendenFreiman LLP is continuing a period of strategic
growth and investment in talent with the addition of Senior Associate Attorney
Allison L. Byrd and Associate Attorney Christopher A. (Chris) Jones. Their
additions strengthen the firm's ability to serve individuals, families,
fiduciaries, and business owners across its core practice areas.
Private Wealth and Trusts &
Estates remains one of the firm's core practices, and the additions of Allison
and Chris enhance MendenFreiman's ability to provide tailored counsel across
estate planning, probate, estate and trust administration, tax matters, business
succession planning, and related wealth preservation matters as part of the
firm's broader investment in client service capabilities.
Allison brings more than three
decades of legal experience, with a current practice focused on estate
planning, probate, and estate and trust administration. She joins MendenFreiman
from Morgan & DiSalvo, P.C., where she practiced alongside MendenFreiman
Partner Loraine DiSalvo, advised private clients on comprehensive estate plans,
and represented executors and personal administrators in probate matters.
Before joining Morgan & DiSalvo, Allison owned and managed Allison Byrd
Law, LLC, where she also focused on estate planning and probate.
Active in the estate planning
community, Allison currently serves as President of the Estate Planning Council
of North Georgia and previously served as Chair of the Atlanta Bar
Association's Estate Planning & Probate Section. Her professional
leadership, education, and service further support MendenFreiman's continued
investment in experienced attorneys who add depth, judgment, and collaboration across
the firm's core client service capabilities.
Chris brings a diverse legal
background that includes estate planning, tax controversy, corporate
transactions, litigation, probate, and trust administration. Before joining
MendenFreiman, he founded and led C.A. Jones Law, PLLC in Virginia, where he
advised individuals, families, and closely held businesses on estate planning,
business transactions, and tax matters. His experience also includes probate
and trust administration as well as representation of taxpayers in federal and
state tax controversy matters, adding complementary capabilities to the firm's
growing client service team.
"MendenFreiman's continued growth reflects our long-term
investment in people and our focus on attracting talented attorneys who enhance
the way we serve clients. Allison and Chris each bring valuable experience,
perspective, and skills, and their additions are part of a broader firmwide
effort to build depth, collaborate with clients and their advisors, and provide
practical, tailored counsel. They also add important strength to our Private
Wealth and Trusts & Estates work, which remains a core part of the firm's
broader client service platform," said Lawrence (Larry) H. Freiman,
Co-Founding Partner and Private Wealth and Trusts & Estates Practice Group
Leader.
"Strategic hiring is an important part of how we continue
to grow as a firm and respond to the evolving needs of our clients. Welcoming
Allison and Chris reflects our commitment to investing in people, expanding our
capabilities, and building a firm that helps clients navigate complexity and
achieve meaningful personal and business success. Their additions continue a
period of momentum for MendenFreiman and strengthen our ability to serve
clients and their advisors across the firm's core practice areas," said
Lance G. Einstein, Managing Partner of MendenFreiman.
The additions of Allison and Chris reflect MendenFreiman's broader pattern of growth, investment in talent, and commitment to expanding the service capabilities available to clients. As the firm builds on its momentum, MendenFreiman remains focused on providing sophisticated counsel across its key practice areas and supporting clients with the collaboration, communication, judgment, and practical guidance their matters require.
