Jason was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from North Central High School in 1992. He attended and graduated from Indiana University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. While at Indiana University he played varsity football under Coach Bill Mallory, where he was a letter winner as well as an Alpha Beta honorary. In 1998, Jason began his legal career attending Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.
In January 2002 Jason began working at FINRA, then known as the NASD. There he organized and conducted major investigations and enforcement actions against investment firms for various sales practice and regulatory violations. Among them was the highly publicized enforcement action against the top 12 investment firms for their conflict of interest violations between their research and investment banking departments. This action resulted in the ?Global Settlement? with these investment firms paying 1.4 billion dollars in fines.
In April 2006, Jason resigned from FINRA to form this law firm in New York City. Two years later he returned to Indianapolis, his hometown, to start a family and open this office. Jason is married with two children and enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing sports, and engaging in spirited political debate. He also is an avid fan and supporter of Indiana University, the New York Yankees, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Indiana Pacers.
As a volunteer, Jason serves on the board of directors for the Brightwood Community Center and the Oasis Community Development Corporation, whose primary function and outreach is the assistance to and development of the residents and economy, respectively, in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood in the under-served Indianapolis zip code of 46218.