- J.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
- LL.M. (Taxation), University of Missouri-Kansas City
- B.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
- Missouri
- Iowa
- Kansas
- University of Missouri – Kansas City Bloch School of Business, Board Member and Treasurer, 2023 - Present
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (“KCMBA”) Employment and Labor Law Committee; Co-Chair 2023-present, Co-Vice-Chair, 2018-2022
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
- Earl O’Connor Inn of Court
- KCMBA Ross T. Roberts Trial Academy Graduate, 2018
Jason focuses his practice on providing full-service representation to employee benefit plans, plan sponsors and fiduciaries, which includes issues pertaining to governance, compliance, amendment/policy review and drafting and litigation. He is one of the few attorneys in the nation who specializes in representing registered apprenticeship plans, including standards and policy review, program compliance with applicable Department of Labor and state apprenticeship laws, advising on complex prohibited transactions issues unique to apprenticeship plans, scholarship loans, employment law issues and more.
He also represents and advises plans, plan sponsors and fiduciaries for retirement plans and health and welfare plans with an emphasis on Taft-Hartley (multiemployer) plans, helping them navigate through complex issues surrounding, ERISA, HIPAA, SECURE 2.0, as well as service provider evaluations, negotiation and drafting of relevant agreements, drafting and issuing requests for proposal for services and more. In addition, Jason regularly provides training on issues pertaining to ERISA, fiduciary duty, cyber security and other relevant topics in the context of employee benefit plans to fiduciaries and other interested parties.
- The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2024-2025; Litigation - Labor and Employment, Tax Law, 2024-2025
- Super Lawyers® (Missouri and Kansas) Rising Star in the Practice Area of Employee Benefits, 2018-2023