Deacon G. Haymond, Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough

“Our commitment to help our clients develop and share their legacy is where we excel.

We take the mystery out of the planning process and provide solutions that clients understand and recognize for their tremendous value.

Our clients are growing their estates, minimizing tax liabilities, avoiding probate, and ensuring their loved ones and charities are receiving the clients’ legacy as they direct.

Everyone needs to plan for the expected and the unexpected events in life. We provide our clients with ideal solutions for their legacy.”

Deacon is a speaker and seminar leader in the fields of asset protection, charitable giving, and estate planning. Deacon’s recent presentations are listed in the links below. Some of his recent work and research has focused on Charitable Trusts and planned giving, Dynasty and Legacy Wealth Trust planning, and protecting Family Limited Partnerships from newly enacted IRS laws.

Jones Waldo and Deacon are unique in that they are the only member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys in the State of Utah. As a member of the American Academy, Deacon is part of a nationwide network of attorneys who share advanced research and in-depth knowledge of the latest estate and tax-planning laws and strategies, all of which translates into value for his clients.

Deacon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a Viking at Pleasant Grove High School in Utah County. Deacon then graduated from the University of Utah in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. At the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, he served as senior staff member for the Journal of Law and Family Studies, where his article detailing Utah’s new Domestic Asset Protection Trusts was published. He also spent a semester abroad studying comparative legal procedure at the London Law Consortium in London, England.

During law school, Deacon clerked for the Honorable Judge Frederic Oddone in the Third District Court. Upon graduation and passing the Utah State Bar in 2004, he was invited to join the firm of Holmgren & Mitton, L.C. and specialized in Trust Administration and Probate matters. Deacon is also a member of the Utah State Bar, Utah County and Salt Lake County Bar Associations.

In his spare time, he serves as the Chapter Advisor for the Alpha Tau chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at the University of Utah, an undergraduate scholarship and service-based fraternity. He also enjoys attending University of Utah football games and time well spent with family and friends.