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Jason Negri

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Jason Negri is a member of the State Bar of Michigan who specializes in transactional law, wills and trusts, and small-business needs, and the assistant director of the Patients Rights Council based in Steubenville, Ohio.

Jason has written articles for Faith, Crisis, and Columbia magazines. He co-authored the booklet Freedom to Flourish: A Catholic Analysis of Doctor-Prescribed Suicide and Euthanasia, published in 2011 by the Knights of Columbus as part of their Veritas series. He is also the author of 20 Answers: End of Life Issues, published by Catholic Answers Press. He speaks nationally on the practical and ethical aspects of end-of-life issues and has provided training to those seeking to improve their ability to communicate regarding these issues. He has been interviewed by radio personality Al Kresta on his show The Things That Matter Most and by Bob Gilligan on The Catholic Conference Radio Hour in Chicago.

Jason serves on the board for Fortis Academy, a charter public school in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and is the elected treasurer of Hamburg Township in Michigan, where he resides with his wife, Samantha, and their five children.

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