Board-certified in Civil Appellate Law, Jason’s appellate work focuses on high-stakes advocacy in the Supreme Court of Texas and in intermediate state and federal appellate courts. He is a seasoned appellate advocate with a record of success in more than 50 appeals and hundreds of briefs.
But Jason is more than an appellate specialist; he is a strategist who builds winning cases from the ground up. His practice is defined by his ability to bridge the gap between trial and appeal. He serves as a trusted advisor to trial teams in high-value and “bet the company” litigation, ensuring that case strategy, complex motion practice, and error preservation are handled with an eye toward maintaining wins and reversing losses on appeal.
With extensive public sector experience, Jason is particularly sought out in cases involving government actors and public law disputes. His work in this area spans issues of statutory interpretation, constitutional law, sovereign immunity, and administrative law, and he has represented both private companies and political subdivisions litigating against—or alongside—state and federal agencies.
Before joining Scott Douglass & McConnico, Jason served as Assistant Solicitor General of Texas, where he represented the State and its officers in high-stakes appeals, including matters before the U.S. Supreme Court. He later served as a senior legal advisor at The University of Texas at Austin, counseling the University on a wide range of state and federal legal issues during a period of significant regulatory and institutional change. Earlier in his career, Jason practiced in the appellate and strategic motions group of an international law firm and clerked for federal judges in the Southern District of New York and on the Fourth Circuit.
Before law school, Jason worked for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. He earned his law degree magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Contributing Editor, Michigan Law Review
University of Maryland, B.A., Economics, cum laude
- Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Federal Circuits
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative Governing Board, 2026-2027
Secretary-Treasurer of the Austin Bar Association Civil Appellate Section, 2026