Jason W. Lawless concentrates his practice on Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Criminal Defense and complex investigations.
Jason, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, has extensive experience dealing with cybersecurity and information technology matters. He recently retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after 21 years of service. During his FBI tenure, he spent 13 years in cybersecurity and IT leadership positions. Notably, among his many experiences encountered while working with the FBI, Jason was the program manager for the FBI’s investigations into one of the most prolific and damaging hacking teams ever identified. He later led a squad of cyber investigators which prosecuted and dismantled a team of cyber actors that had cost U.S. companies hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. As a senior executive, he represented the FBI as the principal liaison to the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command, led the FBI’s internal cyber security and created the FBI’s first business management section overseeing the FBI’s IT infrastructure business practices. Jason worked closely with all major US agencies involved in cyber investigation and defense. Jason’s extensive operational and liaison experience provides an invaluable resource to clients desiring to prepare for and respond to significant cyber events.
Prior to working for the FBI, Jason was an Assistant District Attorney General in the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office. His experiences ranged from simple misdemeanor prosecutions to homicides and other major felonies and included dozens of jury and bench trials. As a former special agent and a prosecutor, Jason uses the insights he gained to serve his clients in the criminal defense arena.
Jason, a native of the Chattanooga area, and his wife, Gigi, live in Ringgold, Georgia with their two children.
