Jay D. Patton
Partner

(513) 583-4218  |  Phone

Mr. Patton, a native of Wilmington, Ohio, has extensive experience in all aspects of police liability and other claims against government entities and their elected officials and employees.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of civil rights; public entities liability; insurance coverage; premises liability; and admiralty and maritime law.  He served on active duty in the United States Air Force from 1988 to 1992.

EDUCATION
BS, Ball State University (1994) (summa cum laude)
JD, University of Cincinnati College of Law (1997)

MILITARY EXPERIENCE
United States Air Force (1988-1992)
Rank:  Senior Airman (E-4)

BAR ADMISSIONS
Ohio, 1997
Indiana, 1999
Kentucky, 2000

COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1998
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1999
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1999
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2000
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2000
United States Supreme Court, 2005
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 2007

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Indiana Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
    Vice Chair, Governmental Liability Substantive Law Section
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Police liability
Civil rights
Public Entities liability
Insurance Coverage
    (including uninsured/underinsured motorists)
Premises liability
Auto Accident
Admiralty and Maritime law