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eet the Jacksons, a real estate team inside Jackson Law P.A. that is comprised of Kristen Jackson, attorney/owner and founder of the law firm; John Jackson, Kristen’s husband and firm administrator; Laura Jackson, real estate administrator; and her husband, Charles Jackson, real estate title and contracts manager. What do they all have in common besides a family relationship? They are all Florida Realtors and represent clients in the purchase and sale of real estate.

How It All Came to Be When Kristen first started practicing law, she envisioned herself inside the court room, in front of judges and juries, as a trial lawyer embattling disputes. She quickly learned that law had many paths that didn't require the intensity of courtroom trials. "Instead, I developed an interest in asset management law where I could help

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The team at Jackson Law P.A. stands together with clients at all stages of their journey, which now includes the buying and selling of their dream properties.

families manage their assets, wealth and health," she says. "I chose to become an estate planning and elder law attorney to work closely with families in the development of wills, trusts, probate management and health care.” The asset protection part of Kristen’s practice, estate planning, involved the family home of many clients. She prepared property deeds, sale and purchase contracts, and, later, real estate title, escrow and closing documents, which her law practice has been managing for more than 20 years. In that time, clients often asked, "When will your staff become Realtors so you can sell our properties, too?" Kristen took that advice. With a clientele into the thousands, Kristen and members of her staff became Realtors and established an additional website specifically designed for the sale of real estate, www.JacksonFloridaRealtor.com. Kristen and the Realtors within her firm, John, Charles and Laura, have joined their li-

censes with a highly renowned real estate brokerage firm in Orlando, Florida Realty Investments. Soon, Kristen says, it's her desire to add a real estate brokerage license to her plate of many other licenses.

Meet the Team Charles manages field sales and, most often, is who clients will meet for the initial step of signing listing agreements. At this step, he provides comparable values, sharing the value of the property you're preparing to list, or, if you're looking to buy, what you might expect to pay when purchasing a home. He also prepares the sale and purchase agreements, working closely with Kristen at closings. And just who is Charles? First, he says to call him Chuck, like those of us who know him and grew up with him. In Central Florida, three out of every four people are from another state. Chuck is the exception. Born and raised here in Orlando, he knows the Central Florida

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Meet the Jacksons


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