A Conversation with Jana Simons

Join Joel Crouch for his conversation with Jana Simons, attorney in the firm's Estate Planning group. Jana was born and raised in Aubrey, TX. Hear her stories about growing up on a horse ranch with parents who were horse trainers. She talks about the types of horses that were bred, raised, and trained at the ranch as well as the defined roles of the family members to maintain and run the family business. Jana began her college journey at TCU and then transferred to UNT where she received her undergraduate degree in Finance. Hear about several other career choices she considered along the way. After graduating from college, she spent nine years helping run the family horse business and then decided it was time to try something different. She moved to Lubbock to attend Texas Tech where she received her master’s degree in financial planning and her Law degree. From there she continued her education in DC attending Georgetown receiving her LL.M. in Tax. Hear about her mentors that helped guide her legal education and her employment choice to join the firm. After five years of practicing law find out what her favorite and least favorite things are and how much of her success she attributes to hard work, luck, or both. When she is not practicing law, you can find Jana enjoying her passion for horses. She is still involved in the family horse business focusing on buying, developing, and selling horses with her sister and mother.