Jason Richey is a true Pennsylvanian. His family can be traced to some of the earliest settlers in Washington County, where both of his parents were raised. After his parents married, they moved to Beaver County. Jason grew up in Aliquippa, Beaver County and attended Hopewell Area High School where he played football and wrestled while taking numerous odd jobs to help his family, including grass cutting, busboy, roofer, and McDonalds’s cook.

Jason attended Allegheny College where he graduated magna cum laude with a 3.8 GPA, which earned him Phi Beta Kappa honors. Additionally, Jason became a three-time NCAA Academic All-American wrestler and finished his collegiate wrestling career as only the third wrestler in Allegheny College history with 100 wins. After college, Jason worked his way through law school as a union worker at an Aliquippa steel mill. In 1993, Jason attended one of the top law schools in the country, Ohio State University.

He graduated in 1996 and returned home to Pittsburgh to work at one of the largest law firms in the world, K&L Gates LLP. At K&L Gates, Jason burst onto the legal scene, representing large and small manufacturing and energy companies and contractors throughout the world as well as representing the highest profile professional wrestling organization. About halfway through his career, Jason began representing companies to uncover government corruption and procurement irregularities at state and local governments throughout the country. In 2005, after less than 10 years at K&L, Jason earned the opportunity to become a partner in the firm. He and his wife Melissa reside in Sewickley, Allegheny County, they are the proud parents of three sons: Justin, Logan and Marcus.