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JONES, MCGLASSON, SIEFERS & ROBERTS, P.C.
Experienced, Understanding, Compassionate Legal Services
ATTORNEYS
ROBERT DELANO JONES
FOUNDER, PARTNER
R.D. was born in Vevay, Indiana in 1942. He attended Indiana University where he received his A.B. in 1965. After he graduated from IU Law School with his J.D., he was admitted to the Indiana Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in 1968. He then left Bloomington to serve his country in the Army as Assistant Judge Advocate General. During his active duty, he was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972. Upon returning to Bloomington, he joined David Rogers in his law practice for about one year, before starting his own solo practice. During this time, he served as the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Owen County. In 1980, he rejoined David Rogers' practice, which has become Jones, McGlasson, & Siefers, P.C.
R.D. is a member of the Monroe County Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
R.D. and his wife, Lea, live in Bloomington, R.D. has two daughters and five grandchildren.
PRACTICE AREAS
Banking law, business organizations, estate planning, litigation and appeals, personal injury, probate and estate administration, real estate law, and wills.
THOMAS M. MCGLASSON
PARTNER
Thomas M. McGlasson was born in Martinsville, Indiana. He spent his formative years in Martinsville, IN, New Albany, IN, Ellensburg, WA, and Bangkok, Thailand, before moving back to Bloomington and completing high school.
He graduated from Indiana University in 1965, and Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington in 1968. Following Law School, he spent two years in the United States Army commanding the American detachment at a NATO missile site in southern Greece.
He served in several different legal capacities with Indiana University Foundation from 1970 to 1993, leaving the Foundation as Vice-President and General Counsel. At that time, he joined long-time friend R.D. Jones in the formation of Jones, McGlasson & Benckart, P.C.
Tom is an avid I.U. sports fan and enjoys golf, traveling and reading. He and his wife, Susie, have two children and three grandchildren.
Tom was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Solo and Small Firm Section of the Indiana Bar Association in 2020.
PRACTICE AREAS
Principal practice areas include estate planning, probate and trust administration. He also works in small business organizations, not-for-profit organizations and other similar matters.
JERRY L. SIEFERS, Jr.
PARTNER
Jerry L. (J.L.) Siefers, Jr., was born and raised in Speedway, Indiana. He graduated from Speedway High School in 1984.
J.L. graduated summa cum laude from the Robert R. McKinney School of Law at Indianapolis, Indiana in 1992. He also earned an MBA (1992) and a Masters of Business (1996) degrees from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. He has been a member of the Indiana bar since 1992.
Before joining the firm, he ran a successful elder law and estate planning practice for over twenty-five years.
J.L. currently serves on the board of area not-for-profit organizations, including Community Justice and Mediation (CJAM). He has served other local, national, and international not-for-profit organizations in the past such as Area 10 Agency on Aging.
He and his wife, Sandy, have two sons, Jonathan and Ben. Jonathan is an Aerospace Engineer with Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix, Arizona. Ben graduated with a Computer Science degree from Indiana University. He is currently a graduate student at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta.
PRACTICE AREAS
Jerry focuses his practice on elder law, Medicaid planning, estate planning, probate, not-for-profit organizations and mediation services.
TINA M. ROBERTS, ATTORNEY
Tine was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with her family relocating to Greenwood, Indiana in 1990. She graduated from Vincennes University in 2001 with an Associates Degree in Science with paralegal studies as her major. She began working as a paralegal for the law firm in July 2001 and still enjoys her job. Tina graduated from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in December 2025.
Tina manages our office and works primarily in our estate, estate planning, real estate, and litigation areas.
Tina currently lives in Bloomington with her shih tzu, Milo, who she rescues from the Monroe County Humane Society. Tina hobbies include touring historic homes around Indiana and reading.
STAFF
Avery Douglas
Avery works as an Office Assistant to all attorneys in our practice. She was born in Bloomington, Indiana. Avery joined our firm in 2022.
Julia Crouch
Julie works as a paralegal handling guardianships for our firm. Julie also manages the Medicaid practice for our firm.