
Jay D. Patton
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
Maritime Law
Government Entities
Insurance Coverage
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
Vice Chair, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Governmental Liability Substantive Law Section, 2008-2018
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
United States Air Force (1988-1992)
Rank: Senior Airman (E-4)