Meet Jason

 

Family

Jason lives in Barrington with his wife Nicole and their two children. They are members at Temple Habonim in Barrington.

Work

Jason is an attorney in private practice. He founded his own law office in 2010 and specializes in criminal defense. From 2006 to 2010, Jason worked for the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General as a state prosecutor. He is licensed to practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in both the state and federal courts.

Community Work

Jason was elected to the Rhode Island General Assembly as the State Representative for District 67 covering Warren and Barrington in 2016. Prior to serving in the General Assembly, Jason served on the Board of Trustees at Temple Habonim in Barrington and on the Board of Directors of Arts Alive!, a local arts education program. Jason also served as the Communications Director for the Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Veteran

Jason served in the Navy for eight years between 1988 and 1996 as an enlisted nuclear power operator. He worked in teaching positions at the Naval Nuclear Power Prototype facility at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, followed by 3½ years of service on the USS Albuquerque, a fast attack submarine.

Education

Jason earned a BFA from Emerson College in 1999 and his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 2005. 

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Jason with his family

Jason and his son at the Hampden Meadows School Tough Tiger