Jay Scholtens is a partner of Scholtens & Averitt, PLC in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where he practices primarily in the areas of Social Security Disability and domestic relations. His areas of practice also include personal injury, criminal law, product liability, and class action litigation. Mr. Scholtens is licensed to practice law in all Arkansas state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He has been lead or associate counsel on numerous cases wherein his clients were awarded in excess of one million dollars. Mr. Scholtens has handled over 1,800 Social Security claims and has recovered over $13,200,000 in back pay benefits for claimants. Mr. Scholtens is rated as an AV® Preeminent lawyer by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the Craighead County and Arkansas Bar Associations. He is also a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association and has met the standard of excellence for selection as a “top 100 Trial Lawyer” in Arkansas. He is also a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Scholtens earned his B.A. degree from Hendrix College in 1993 and earned his J.D. degree from Mississippi College School of Law in 1997.