Jay is a partner in the litigation group in the Mobile office. His practice focuses on all aspects of employment law, the defense of personal injury cases with specialization in defense of wrongful death, products liability, industrial accidents, and fraud claims. Jay also handles insurance coverage questions for numerous clients. He is a certified mediator and serves as City Attorney for the cities of Chickasaw and Satsuma, Alabama. Jay also serves as attorney for the Chickasaw Industrial Development Board, the Utilities Board for the City of Chickasaw, and for the Waterworks and Sewer Board for the City of Satsuma. He is also among a select group of lawyers listed in Alabama Super Lawyers and has also been awarded the "BV" rating by the Matindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Jay was with Lyons, Pipes & Cook in Mobile before the firm joined Phelps Dunbar.

• Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1985
• University of Alabama, B.A., 1981

• Member: Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors); Defense Research Institute; Alabama Association for Municipal Attorneys; Downtown Rotary Club; GMAC Bowl 1st and 10 Club
• Admitted: 1985, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama

• Speaks to businesses on a variety of employment law and employment policies.