Attorneys

Jason R. Reese grew up in Northwest Indiana. Mr. Reese attended the University of Arizona on academic scholarship and received his bachelor's degree in 1994. There, he was President of his fraternity, and graduated at the top of his class, magna cum laude.

Mr. Reese received his law degree with honors from Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington in May, 1997. During law school, Mr. Reese was a member of Phi Alpha Delta as well as captain of the trial teams that succeeded in regional competitions organized by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and American Association for Justice. Also during law school, he clerked for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office Felony Trial Division in Chicago.

After law school, Mr. Reese first practiced with a prominent Lake County law firm, concentrating in the areas of personal injury and professional malpractice litigation. He also worked pro bono for the U.S. Federal Public Defender's Office defending Spanish-speaking criminal defendants. Mr. Reese was also elected to the Board of Directors of the Lake County Bar Association.

In August, 1998, Mr. Reese moved to Indianapolis and, since then, has successfully tried several personal injury cases to juries and judges in various counties throughout the State of Indiana. He is currently a member of the National Board of Governors for the American Association for Justice and was elected to the Board of Directors of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. For the past six years, Mr. Reese has participated in the prestigious American Sagamore Inn of Court as a Barrister member.

Mr. Reese is involved in several pro bono and community activities in the Indianapolis area. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the University of Arizona Alumni Association. He also volunteers time at the Westminister Legal Ministry, to his church's pro bono Ask a Lawyer program, as well as the Indianapolis Bar Association's pro bono Ask a Lawyer Day program.

At the 2003 annual Indiana State Bar Association convention, Mr. Reese was recognized as the "Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year" for his excellence as a lawyer committed to his profession and the community. Mr. Reese has been named an Indiana Super Lawyer and was recognized by attorneys throughout the State as a lawyer in the top 5% of his practice areas as recently published in Indianapolis Monthly and Super Lawyer magazines. In 2004, Mr. Reese was also recognized by his peers and named to the elite Indiana Bar Foundation as a Fellow. In 2005, the Indianapolis Business Journal named Mr. Reese to the "40 Under 40", listing him as one of the dynamic, up-and-coming business leaders under the age of 40.

Mr. Reese has handled high-profile cases involving catastrophic injury and death, and has been interviewed by Indianapolis affiliate stations for ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox networks. Mr. Reese and his partners Steve Wagner and Trevor Crossen have been aggressively serving clients throughout Indiana and Nationwide since 1997. Mr. Reese's areas of practice include personal injury, medical and legal malpractice, and wrongful death. Mr. Reese and his wife (and law school sweetheart), Jill, live in Carmel with their three young children.

Car Accidents
Wrongful Death
Brain Injuries 
Spinal Cord Injuries

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice
• Wrongful Death

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1997
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1997
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1997

Education

• Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, May, 1997
  J.D.
  Honors: Dean's List, Trial Team Captain
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Member, Phi Alpha Delta
  
  
• University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1994
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Major: History
  
  

Honors and Awards

• "Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year"
• Indiana Super Lawyer, 2004
• Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation
• Recipient, "40 Under 40" as recognized by the Indianapolis Business Journal

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Lake County Bar Association, 1997 - Present
  Member, Board of Directors
  
  
• Kappa Alpha Order
  President
  
  
• American Association for Justice
  Member, National Board of Governors
  
  
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
  Member
  
  
• University of Arizona Alumni Association
  Board of Director
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Cook County States Attorney's Office, Law Clerk, 1995 - 1996

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer, "Ask a Lawyer"
• Indianapolis Bar Association, "Ask a Lawyer Day"

Languages

• Spanish

Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Alpha Order

Birth Information

• 1971, Davenport, Iowa, United States of America