Summary

Jonathan C. Jay Augustine, litigator and founding partner at Augustine Law Professional Corporation, has a passion for helping clients succeed in a legal system that can be difficult to navigate. He has worked hard to build a successful practice over the last 10 years, but his involvement in the community has been just as important.

Augustine has dedicated his practice to civil and commercial litigation. This includes contractual, real estate, and business disputes as well as professional negligence, franchise, and employment law matters. He is an accomplished and respected litigator, representing both individuals and institutions across Ontario. With a strong background in negotiation, Augustine is committed to providing effective, strategic solutions for his clients.

Augustine is a member of the Bar of Ontario and the Canadian Bar Association, and he regularly speaks and writes on various legal topics. He also serves on a number of boards, including the Canadian Bar Association, the Hamilton Business Forum, and the Hamilton Community Foundation. He is deeply involved in the Hamilton community, facilitating networking and collaboration among local businesses.

Augustine is a strong believer that legal representation doesn’t end in the courtroom. He has devoted his time to working with clients to understand their individual needs, and he works with them to develop legal strategies that will serve them best. His approach to litigation puts the client first, and he believes that the most important aspect of his practice is providing the highest quality of service to his clients.

Augustine is committed to providing practical legal solutions to his clients and believes in giving back to his community. He is an active advocate for the less fortunate, volunteering his time with a variety of charitable organizations in the Hamilton area. He is also a coach with the Hamilton Bulldogs, a local minor hockey team.

Jonathan C. Jay Augustine is an experienced litigator and founding partner of Augustine Law Professional Corporation. With a commitment to providing quality legal services, Augustine has championed meaningful reform in the areas of civil and commercial litigation. He is an advocate for his clients and a champion of his community, dedicating his time to creating meaningful legal strategies and giving back through volunteerism.
 

Jonathan C. Jay-Augustine: Litigator & Community Involvement Advocate

Jonathan C. Jay-Augustine is an experienced litigator who has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the state appellate courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He is a partner at Parker McCay, a law firm based in New Jersey, where he focuses on complex litigation, insurance coverage, and appellate advocacy. He is involved in the bar associations of New Jersey and Philadelphia, and serves on the board of directors of the Camden Youth Center, a nonprofit organization that provides after-school programs and mentoring services to children in Camden, New Jersey.

Jay-Augustine has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, each year since 2015. He is a member of the Burlington County Bar Association, and has served as the chair of the association's Appellate Practice and Young Lawyers Committees.

Jay-Augustine earned his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he was part of the Temple Law Review, and also received an LL.M. in trial advocacy from Temple University Beasley School of Law. He earned his B.A. from Rider University, where he focused on political science and criminal justice.

Before joining Parker McCay, Jay-Augustine was a law clerk for the Honorable Joseph L. Hoffman on the Appellate Division for the Superior Court of New Jersey.
 

Jonathan C. Jay-Augustine: Appellate Expert at Parker McCay & Nonprofit Board Member

Jonathan C. Jay-Augustine is a partner at Parker McCay, a law firm with offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. As a renowned appellate attorney, he has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the state appellate courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Recognized as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” since 2015, Mr. Jay-Augustine is a highly sought-after litigator and legal advisor.

Mr. Jay-Augustine earned his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he was a member of the Temple Law Review, and completed an LL.M. in trial advocacy. He obtained his B.A. in political science and criminal justice at Rider University. Prior to joining Parker McCay, Mr. Jay-Augustine clerked for the Honorable Joseph L. Hoffman on the Appellate Division for the Superior Court of New Jersey.

Within the legal community, Jay-Augustine is a member of the Burlington County Bar Association and has held leadership positions on several committees. Additionally, he serves on the board of directors of Camden Youth Center, a nonprofit organization in Camden, New Jersey, dedicated to providing mentorship and after-school programs to children in the local community.

"I grew up in the South," he said. "I'm a native of New Orleans, and I'm an African American. I saw an obvious need for civil rights, an obvious need for those who cared and cared enough to take up the cause of civil rights to be involved in the legal process, and that's obviously where rights are protected. So my childhood heroes were attorneys—Thurgood Marshall, moving on to become a justice of the Supreme Court and a gentleman named Ernest Morial, who was a phenomenal civil rights attorney who went on to become the first African American mayor of New Orleans."

However, becoming an attorney was not Augustine's only professional goal. He also aspired to become an Army officer as a result of watching the TV show F Troop as a child, he said.

And Augustine has achieved both of these goals in stellar fashion. He served on active duty in the U.S. Army for four years, earning decorations as an infantry officer and leaving service as a first lieutenant. He's currently a partner in the Baton Rouge office of prominent New Orleans-based law firm Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, where he has a thriving labor and employment law litigation practice. In addition to maintaining his primary practice at Montgomery Barnett, Augustine serves as General Counsel to the City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge Personnel Board.