Jean Galloway Ball is an honors graduate of the National Law Center, George Washington University. She did her undergraduate work at the University of California at Berkeley, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in history.
Jean is certified in Elder Law by the National Elder Law Foundation. This certification is predicated on demonstrated knowledge and experience in numerous areas of law relevant to senior citizens and disabled persons. She is a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners.
Jean is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia and serves clients in all three jurisdictions. She has an "AV" peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell. In 2007 and 2008, she was selected as a SuperLawyer in 2009 in the field of Elder Law for Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metro area.
Jean has served as a member of the Medical Ethics Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, on the Board of Directors of Collington Episcopal Life Care Community, a continuing care retirement community in Maryland and as a member and President of the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer's Family Day Center, a non-profit organization providing day care for victims of Alzheimer's disease and support to their families and caregivers in Northern Virginia. She is the immediate past president of the Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorney, a chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Click here to read the case that Jean recently won in the Virginia Supreme Court.
Click here to read the case that Jean recently won in the Virginia Court of Appeals.
In 2010, Jean was named as a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the highest honor bestowed by the organization. Click here for a link to the NAELA website explaining the honor.
