Born on April 15, 1977, Jason graduated from Marshall County High School with honors in 1995. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Kentucky in 1999, and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2003. Jason graduated 6th in his class at Chase and was named an editor for the Northern Kentucky Law Review. Following law school, Jason served as a law clerk for former Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Rick A. Johnson from August 2003 to August 2004. Since August 2004, he has engaged in the private practice of law and has also served as Assistant Marshall County Attorney, prosecuting both misdemeanor and felony offenses. Jason has authored and co-authored two scholarly law review articles, PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin: Do We Want Courts Playing the Role of Ultimate Rulemaker and Referee in professional Sports?, Volume 29, Northern Kentucky Law Review, Page 593 (2002), and Arbitral Discovery of Non-Parties, Volume 2001, Journal of Dispute Resolution, Page 321 (2001). Jason’s published cases include Kegel v. Tillotson, 297 S.W.3d 908 (Ky.App. 2009).