Jon served as a prosecutor for the City of Cincinnati prior to starting his own law practice in 2002. He prosecuted criminal charges of assault, DUI/OVI, domestic violence, and many other charges in Hamilton County courts. He is chair of the Ethics Committee of the Cincinnati Bar Association.

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After working for the City of Cincinnati, he started his own law practice concentrating in the areas of Appellate Law, Criminal Defense, and Family Services law involving JFS child dependency.  Jon is a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association and former chairperson of the Cincinnati Bar Lawyer Referral Service Committee.  He is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and has a law degree and masters of public administration from the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs in Cleveland, Ohio.