Jay D. Patton

Main Bio

PARTNER

Phone: (513) 583-4218 Email: jpatton@smbplaw.com

Jay Patton has extensive experience in admiralty and maritime law, claims against government entities and their employees, and insurance coverage. Prior to attending law school, he was a Senior Airman in the United States Air Force.

Practice Areas

PRACTICE AREAS

Maritime Law

Government Entities

Insurance Coverage

Education/Admissions

EDUCATION

B.S., Ball State University, 1994 (summa cum laude)

J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1997

BAR ADMISSIONS

Ohio, 1997

Indiana, 1999

Kentucky, 2000

COURT ADMISSIONS

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1998

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2000

United States Supreme Court, 2005

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2007

U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2018

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, 2008-2018

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

United States Air Force (1988-1992)

Rank: Senior Airman (E-4)