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OVERVIEW & EXPERIENCE

An experienced and skilled attorney, Jay brings more than 20 years of litigation experience to KJK’s Litigation & Arbitration and Labor & Employment practice groups. Jay has extensive experience handling a wide array of employment and commercial disputes, including restrictive covenants, non-solicitation/non-disclosure agreements, corporate raiding, unfair competition, non-competition agreements, misappropriation of trade secret claims and tortious conduct in commercial setting. Jay brings extensive first-chair trial experience in numerous federal and state courts, in addition to many mediation and arbitration proceedings through the American Arbitration Association and other alternative dispute panels and tribunals.

Jay received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from The University of Akron and obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron School of Law. In addition to his legal practice, Jay takes pleasure in mentoring and guiding future attorneys as both an Adjunct Professor of Legal Analysis, Research, Writing and a mentor with the University of Akron School of Law mentor program. Additionally, Jay volunteers his time with The Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties and The Rape Crisis Center of Summit and Medina Counties, having served as the Past-President for both organizations.

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AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Awards

  • Selected To Ohio Super Lawyers, 2005 – 2010
  • Selected to Ohio Rising Stars, 2006 – 2007
  • District Community Service Award, Ohio State Bar Association for attorneys 40 years and under

Professional Affiliations

  • Akron Bar Association
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS
  • Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
  • Akron Bar Association, University of Akron Law School Liaison
    • New Bar Applicant Committee
  • The Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties
    • Past President
    • Past Vice-Chair
  • Ohio State Bar Association
    • Young Lawyer Committee
  • The Rape Crisis Center of Summit and Medina Counties
    • Past President
    • Member
  • The University of Akron School of Law
    • Adjunct Professor of Legal Analysis, Research, Writing
  • The University of Akron School of Law mentor program
    • Mentor
MEDIA MENTIONS
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
  • “Cyberspace: The Final Frontier for Regulation?”31 U.Akron L. Rev. 1010, 1997

PRACTICE AREAS

EDUCATION

  • University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 1998, cum laude
  • The University of Akron, B.S., Political Science, 1995, cum laude
  • The University of Akron, A.A.S., Criminal Justice Studies, 1994, cum laude

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