Meet Jaye
More than 15 years' experience​ as a litigation attorney.
Combat Veteran (U.S. Army)
Successfully helped hundreds of Americans fight to restore their gun rights.
Former prosecutor, public defender, and guardian ad litem
Local Service Area
Madison
Macoupin
Jersey
St. Clair
Clinton
Washington
Marion
Sangamon
Jefferson
*FOID Appeals offered statewide*
For all remaining case types, we only serve counties within our service area.
Fees may vary depending on travel.
I grew up in a small rural town in central Florida. The son of a small business owner and school teacher, I left Florida and joined the Army. During my time in the military, I was deployed to Afghanistan where I served in Operation Anaconda in 2002, and I later deployed to east Africa in 2003 in support of a joint task force operation at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa. After the military, I finished my B.A. in Communication from University of South Florida in 2006, and spent a couple of years as an over-the-road truck driver, before coming to southern Illinois in 2008 to attend law school at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
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Throughout my 15 years in practice, I have handled countless personal injury and criminal defense matters, as well as a good number of probate, family court, and other civil matters. Since 2020, I have focused a large share of my practice on helping people get their FOID cards and Conceal Carry Licenses (CCL) restored after a denial or revocation by Illinois State Police. In doing so, I also frequently help people clean-up their messy criminal records through sealing or expunging old charges.
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1998 Firefighter and EMT-B Certifications
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2004 Associate in Arts, Pasco Hernando State College
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2006 Bachelor of Arts, Communication, University of South Florida
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2011 Juris Doctor (JD), SIU Law School
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2015 LL.M. Health Law & Policy, SIU Law School
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