Jennifer is a native of Northwest Ohio. She graduated Cum Laude from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1996. After completing her undergraduate degree, she worked two years at a local counseling agency as a mental health social worker for chronically mental ill patients, networking these individuals with community resources and providing supportive services to prevent in-patient hospitalizations.
She continued her education at The University of Toledo, College of Law, graduating Cum Laude in 2001. She began her career at the firm in March of 1999 as a law clerk. After she passed the bar in November of 2001, she joined the firm as an associate attorney. In July of 2007, she became a partner with the firm.
Jennifer was born in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of Robert E. Arend, Sr. and Martha J. Arend. She was admitted to the Ohio bar in 2001. She resides in Defiance, Ohio, with her husband Jay and their three sons, Phillip, Cameron, and Kaiden. They love watching their children’s sporting events. You will find them watching baseball, basketball, track, bocce, swimming, and bowling.