Jason A. Spak

Jason was an award-winning high school and college prep teacher before he decided to attend law school, and he likes to think that his teaching experience helps him translate legal jargon into plain English. He received his own education from the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002) and the University of Notre Dame (B.A., Honors Program, 1995). While both institutions have been nationally acclaimed (US News & World Report ranks Michigan Law among the top ten among national law schools and Notre Dame among the top twenty national undergraduate programs), Jason cheers for Notre Dame when the two play football.

After graduating from Michigan Law, Jason first learned his trade in the Pittsburgh offices of two of the world's largest law firms. In 2002, he joined the international law firm of Jones Day as a litigation attorney in what the American Lawyer Magazine later named the Litigation Department of the Year. In 2006, he joined the international law firm of Reed Smith and its acclaimed financial services practice. At both firms, he helped defend several bet the company lawsuits involving a paint manufacturer, a call center operator, a soft drink manufacturer, and a mutual fund family.

Jason lives with his wife and children in the Friendship section of the City of Pittsburgh , where he provides pro bono legal services to Friendship Development Associates, Inc. and to the Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library.