2003 - 2004 National Young Marine of the Year
Jason Asbill, J.D., M.P.A.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Young Marines, New Orleans, Louisiana
“At an early age, the Young Marines set me on a path to success. The Young Marines helped me develop leadership skills which I continue to use in my professional life. The youth organization also instilled a duty to serve others. The experience I am most thankful for, however, is the opportunity to work on teams where diversity is the norm."
Since retirement from the Young Marines, he earned a master’s degree in Public Administration and a Doctor of Jurisprudence. During and shortly after law school, Asbill clerked for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office legal department, his home unit's sponsor. A member of Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, he excelled in law school and graduated cum laude.
Asbill opened his own law firm and is a practicing attorney and certified mediator in the New Orleans area. As a member of the Louisiana State Bar, he was appointed to the Bar Association House of Delegates and today, he spends countless hours volunteering as a judge for high school civic and mock trial competitions, Wills for Heroes sponsor, and pro bono legal services.
Asbill served as an intern for Headquarters Young Marines in the summer of 2005, and then as an Adult Volunteer in Louisiana and Arkansas. He was a member of the Young Marines Alumni Association Advisory Council (2014-2018) and as the Executive Director (2018-2021) of the of the Young Marines Alumni Association. In 2018, Asbill was elected as Councilman for the City of Harahan where he lives with his wife, Tiffani, and two children, Cooper and Camille.
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