Founding partner of Flynn Merriman McKennon in Kennewick, Washington, Jay was selected by the Washington State Association for Justice as 2001 Trial Lawyer of the Year. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. His 50 jury verdicts include the 1996 highest soft tissue verdict in Benton County history. Jay's notable cases include a multimillion-dollar settlement against a school for sexual abuse of eight developmentally disabled students and a settlement for 17 children abused at a daycare.