Handling cases in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, Jay works on cases including auto accidents, truck accidents, workers’ compensation, Social Security, product liability, torts and class action cases. He also lectures on the topics of personal injury, subrogation and workers’ compensation. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and he earned the respected Peer Review rating by Martindale-Hubbell, a High Peer Review Rating that is earned through a strenuous process managed and monitored by the world’s most trusted legal resource, Martindale-Hubbell.
- Master of Laws, Taxation, 1993, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Juris Doctor, 1992, Samford University Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL
- Bachelor of Science, 1989, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
- Licensed Attorney in the State of Tennessee since 1993
- Licensed in Alabama in 1992
- Admitted to United States District Court of the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Admitted to United States District Court of the Middle District of Alabama
- Admitted to United States District Court of the Northern District of Alabama
- Admitted to United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Joined The McMahan Law Firm in 2000
- Licensed in Georgia in 2004
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers – National Trial Lawyers, 2011
- Member, Tennessee Association of Justice Circle of Advocates
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum