Position: Member

TEL: 712.233.3635

FAX: 712.233.3649

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Admitted: Iowa, 1995

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Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense Law; Family Law; Social Security Disability (SSID)

Additional Information: Jay was born and raised on a farm near Griswold, Iowa, and graduated from Griswold High School in 1988. Jay attended Iowa State University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1992 with a major in Political Science and a minor in History. Jay thereafter attended the University of Iowa Law School and received a Juris Doctorate with distinction in 1995. Jay began practicing law with the firm in 1995, and became a partner in 2000. Jay is also an officer in the Woodbury County Bar Association and is on the Federal Practice Commission for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Jay’s free time includes spending time with his wife, Jennifer, and three children, Jason, Jonathan, and Jami. Jay volunteers as a pastoral assistant at First Lutheran Church in Sioux City, where he also serves as a member of the Church Council. He is currently in the process of becoming an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In conjunction with his duties at First Lutheran, Jay also volunteers to serve at the Gospel Mission, a local homeless shelter. Jay is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the Sioux City Public Library. Jay also has served as a volunteer coach for YMCA youth basketball and has volunteered for various activities and leadership posts in his sons’ Cub Scout pack.

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Firm Members: Robert Brock