Michael J. Jones was born in the Bronx, New York in 1958. He graduated cum laude and with High Honors from Colgate University in 1980. He attended Boston College Law School where he received his J.D. in 1983. Mr. Jones began his legal career as an associate with Whitman & Ransom. He was a name partner with O’Connor, Morris & Jones from 1987 to 1995, when he joined Ivey, Barnum & O’Mara, as a partner in the litigation department.
Mr. Jones is admitted to the bars of the States of Connecticut and New York. He is also admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and the Southern District of New York, as well as the United States Supreme Court. He is also a member of the Connecticut and New York State Bar Associations and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member and past president of the Greenwich Bar Association (2007). Mr. Jones serves as a Special Master for the Miscellaneous Proceedings Calendar in the Stamford Superior Court.
Mr. Jones’ areas of practice include commercial and corporate litigation, criminal law and residential real estate. He presently chairs Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara's litigation department.
Mr. Jones is on the Board of the Town of Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation. He has served on the United Way Allocations Committee and is a member and past officer of the Colgate University Fairfield County Alumni Club and a member of the Colgate University President’s Club.
