Full Name:
Peter Lawson Jones
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lisa Payne Jones; 2 Children: Ryan, Leah, Evan
Birth Date:
12/23/1952
Birth Place:
Cleveland, OH
Home City:
Shaker Heights, OH
Religion:
Christian--Protestant
JD, Harvard Law School, 1980
AB, Harvard College, 1975
Co General Counsel, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 1995-present
President/Board of Trustees, Metropolitan Strategy Group, 1995-present
Executive Committee Member, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 1986-present
Member/Board of Trustees, Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Ohio House of Representatives, 1996-2002
State Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, 1998
Vice President, Cuyhoga County Community Mental Health Board, 1992-1996
Delegate/Alternate, Democratic National Convention, 1988, 1992, 1996
Democratic Nominee, Ohio Lieutenant Governor, 1994
Member, Board of Trustees Ohio Environmental Education Council, 1990-1991
Councilman, City of Shaker Heights, 1984-1991
Law Director/Prosecutor, Village of Woodmere, 1986-1989
Vice Mayor, 1988-1989
Interim Chair, Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, 1999-present
Second Vice President, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, 1999-present
Ohio Commission on African-American Males, 1999-present
Ohio Task Force on Family Law and Children, 1998-present
Partner, Roetzel & Andress (law firm), 1999-present
Part Time Instructor, Cleveland State University, 1980-1999
Attorney, Private Practice, 1997-1998
Special Counsel, Ohio Attorney General, 1987-1995
Acting Judge, Shaker Heights Municipal Court, 1993
President and Consultant, Ohio Works! Company, 1984-1985
Treasurer, Harvard Law School Association of Northern Ohio, 1999-present
Member/Honorary Board, Commerce Exchange Bank, 1998-present
President/Board of Trustees, Metropolitan Strategy Group, 1995-present
Experience, Anti-Defamation League
Board of Trustees, Court Community Service Agency
Board of Trustees, Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Board of Trustees and Former Vice Chair, Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board
Advisory Council, Earth Day Coalition
Advisory Council, Greater Cleveland Chapter, American Red Cross
Treasurer, Harvard Law School Association of Northern Ohio
Co-Chair, Legislation Committee, Lomond Elementary School PTO
President/Board of Trustees, Metropolitan Strategy Group
Experience, Mount Zion Congregational Church
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Parlimentarian, Ohio Legislative Black Caucas
Experience, Ohio State Bar Association
Experience, Sierra Club
Experience, UCC
Volunteer, United Negro College Fund