Jason specializes in solving complex problems at the intersection of government and business. His practice focuses on government procurement and contracts, alternative project delivery (Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) and Design-Build), infrastructure projects, special project consulting, economic development, local government law, and public finance. Jason led the team that developed the first local government P3 in Kentucky’s history and represents a number of cities, counties, state agencies, and private entities developing P3s, including utilities, transportation, and social infrastructure projects. He also helps governments navigate the regulatory requirements tied to their American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Prior to joining Frost Brown Todd, Jason was a Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab, assessing and designing a Pay For Success public-private partnership program in Louisville, Kentucky.
After graduating from West Point, Jason served as an active duty Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army for over nine years, where he commanded multiple organizations, planned combat and training operations, and deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. He then transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve, where he has served as a Civil Affairs Officer the last seven years and is currently a Lieutenant Colonel.
Jason leverages his sixteen years of public sector leadership and strategic planning experience to help his clients with their legal needs.
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2018, Executive Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy; Co-Director of the Harvard Veterans Organization
Harvard Kennedy School, Master of Public Policy, 2018
Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School, Fellow
United States Military Academy, B.S., Philosophy, 2005, Honor Graduate
LPM Institute, Fundamental Skills of Legal Project Management, Certificate, June 2021
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
Kentucky Supreme Court
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve Civil Affairs Officer, 2014-Present
U.S. Army Infantry Officer, 2005-2014; combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Success in Law School Mentor
West Point Society of New England, Board of Governors and Membership Chair, 2015-2018
West Point Society of the Bluegrass
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 680, Lexington, KY
Jason is a frequent speaker and author on public-private partnerships and government procurement.
Author, “What to Do if You Receive an Unsolicited Proposal,” Kentucky City magazine (Fall 2021).
Author, “Brandenburg Delivers Kentucky’s First Local Government Public-Private Partnership,” Kentucky City magazine (Summer 2021).
Author, “Consider All Your Options with Public-Private Partnerships,” Kentucky City magazine (Fall 2020).
Co-author with Greg Mitchell, “Unfulfilled Promises: The Federal Government’s Liability Under The ACA’s Risk Corridor Program,” 24 Ins. Receiver 8 (Summer 2017).
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November 9, 2021 | Experience
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February 9, 2021 | Press Releases
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February 28, 2020 | Experience
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