John E. Hayman III

John has served as lead counsel in jury trials, bench trials, and contested evidentiary hearings, including a Hague Convention child-return trial before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. His experience also includes immigration removal defense and federal litigation involving constitutional and international law.

John E. Hayman III is an attorney who joined Jones Law Office in October 2026. Raised in Cassopolis, Michigan, John has served as lead counsel in jury trials, bench trials, and contested evidentiary hearings, including a Hague Convention child-return trial before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. His experience also includes immigration removal defense and federal litigation involving constitutional and international law.

John graduated from Western Michigan University in 2019 and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky in 2023. During law school, he served as a Staff Editor of the Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture & Natural Resources Law, received academic honors in Criminal Procedure and International Law, and worked with the Kentucky Innocence Project and the Department of Public Advocacy's Trial and Post-Conviction Offices.

Before becoming an attorney, John was a nationally ranked épée fencer who competed for Escrime du Lac and Culver Military Academy, earning a national medal, a top-16 Junior Olympics finish, and a Great Lakes Regional Championship. He enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, wakeboarding, music, and painting.