Born in
Eldorado, Illinois
. Education: Southeastern Illinois College (Associate in Arts, 1997); Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (B.A. Speech Communication, Magna Cum Laude, 1999); DePaul University College of Law (Juris Doctor, 2002). Admitted to Illinois Bar and Northern District of Illinois in 2002. Admitted to Southern and Central Districts of
Illinois
and the Eastern District of Missouri in 2005. Admitted to Eighth and Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in 2005.
Received CALI Awards for Advanced Legal Writing and Criminal Law. Selected as Illinois Super Lawyer-Rising Star for 2008.
Associations:
Illinois State Bar Association
Illinois Bar Fellow
Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer Division Counsel Member Illinois State Bar Association General Assembly Member
St. Clair County Bar Association
Madison County Bar Association
Jamie L. Bas 
