JAY SEKULOW
Born June 10, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York he is an American Attorney and Radio Host. He currently serves as Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), an international public interest law firm and educational organization. Jay Alan Sekulow graduated cum laude from Mercer University, receiving both a bachelor's degree and a doctor of jurisprudence while serving as an editorial staff member of the Mercer Law Review. He also received a Ph.D. from Regent University, authoring his dissertation on the subject of American Legal History. As a young lawyer, Sekulow worked in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service as a tax trial attorney, bringing suit in the United States Tax Court on behalf of the United States Department of Treasury. In 1990, Sekulow became the director of The American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative religious organization founded by evangelist Pat Robertson as a counterweight to the American Civil Liberties Union. In addition to his duties as Chief Counsel for the ACLJ, Sekulow hosts Jay Sekulow Live!, a syndicated daily radio program that airs on nearly 850 stations nationwide, broadcast on terrestrial radio, as well as XM and Sirius. This live call-in program focuses on legal and legislative battles currently underway across America, occasionally featuring in-studio guests such as Jackie Mason and Chuck Colson. He is also the host of ACLJ This Week, a weekly television news program broadcast on TBN. In 2007, Sekulow endorsed Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. In November 2005 Legal Times published an article in which it was alleged that Sekulow "through a string of interconnected nonprofit and for-profit entities, has built a financial empire that generates millions of dollars a year and supports a lavish lifestyle -- complete with multiple homes, chauffeur-driven cars, and a private jet that he once used to ferry Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia." The article quotes a number of former donors and supporters (none of whom were identified by name) who claim that Sekulow has engaged in a pattern of self-dealing to finance his "high-flying lifestyle." The article reviewed hundreds of pages of financial, real estate and tax filings, outlining the corporate structure of the ACLJ and other closely held for-profit companies founded by Sekulow including CASE, PGMS, Regency and the similarly-named Center for Law and Justice, a for-profit law firm owned by Sekulow and two other executives. According to a ranking by the American Institute of Philanthropy, a charity watchdog group, Sekulow is the 13th-highest-paid executive of a charitable organization in the United States if the given figure for his salary is accurate. He is the father of Logan Sekulow, host of the talk show, The Logan Show. Sekulow also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Supreme Court Historical Society in Washington, DC. Jay Sekulow, Witnessing Their Faith: Religious Influence on Supreme Court Justices and Their Opinions, Rowman & Littlefield (2005). Sekulow, The Christian, The Court, and The Constitution, The American Center for Law and Justice (2000). Sekulow, Christian Rights in the Workplace, The American Center for Law and Justice (1997). Sekulow, Knowing Your Rights: Taking Back Our Religious Liberties (1993). Sekulow, And Nothing But the Truth (1996). Sekulow, From Intimidation to Victory, Creation House (1990). Jay Sekulow is also a popular guest on nationally televised news programs on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC, and PBS. He frequently contributes articles and commentary to national publications and is often quoted in the nation's leading newspapers including USA Today, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Washington Times.
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