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Jason is an accomplished strategist and negotiator, with a proven track record of helping public and private sector clients overcome their most challenging cross-sector problems. He is known as a creative problem solver who incorporates his legal, public policy, and business expertise to develop strategies that accomplish his client’s goals.

His practice focuses on public procurement and government contracts, Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) and Design-Build projects, infrastructure projects, special project consulting, economic development, local government law, administrative law, and public finance. He also helps governments navigate the regulatory requirements tied to their American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and other state and federal grants.

Jason is one of the leading P3 experts in Kentucky. He led the team that developed the first local government P3 in Kentucky’s history and represents a number of cities, counties, state agencies, special purpose governmental entities, non-profits, and private entities developing P3s. His project experience spans from utilities (water/wastewater, natural gas, broadband, and industrial park development), social infrastructure (downtown revitalization, conference centers, event venues, entertainment complexes, multi-family housing, and administrative and government buildings), and transportation (parking, airports, riverports, and roads). Jason specializes in guiding clients from start to finish throughout the procurement process, from initial ideation and defining the scope to seeking industry feedback to developing the most advantageous procurement strategy, drafting procurement documents, navigating the evaluation and selection process, contract negotiations, legislative approvals, regulatory approvals, media relations, and dispute resolution.

Prior to joining Frost Brown Todd, 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 serves as a Civil Affairs Officer as a Colonel.

Jason leverages his nineteen years of public sector leadership and strategic planning experience to help his clients with their needs.

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Education

Law School

Harvard Law School, J.D.
–  Executive Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
–  Co-Director of the Harvard Veterans Organization
–  Harvard Law Negotiation Workshop

Graduate School

National Defense University’s Eisenhower School, Master of National Resource Strategy
–  Senior Acquisition Course Concentration

Harvard Kennedy School, Master of Public Policy
–  Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School, Fellow
–  Focus on economics, negotiations, and politics

Undergraduate School

United States Military Academy, B.S., Philosophy, Honor Graduate

Continuing Education

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Distinguished Honor Graduate

LPM Institute, Fundamental Skills of Legal Project Management, Certificate

Bar Memberships

Jason is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Kentucky

Courts

Jason is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky

Kentucky Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Kentucky League of Cities Cornerstone Partner

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

Major Publications

Jason is an author or contributor to the following publications:

Jason is a frequent speaker and author on public-private partnerships, government procurement, and leadership development.

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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