Friends of the Bar

• Jurisdiction: United States,Federal,Wyoming
• Pages: 48
• Citation: Vol. 46 No. 4 Pg. 48
• Publication year: 2023

Friends of the BarNo. Vol. 46 No. 4 Pg. 48Wyoming Bar JournalAugust, 2023

Will Jones

Basic Bio:

Will Jones was raised in upstate New York and came to Cheyenne, Wyoming, after 24 years of service in the United States Air Force"”first as a classical musician in the United States Air Force Band and then as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps. Will recently concluded his term as Law Clerk to the Honorable Nancy D. Freudenthal and has just kicked off his self-proclaimed "Dad-Sabbatical."

What attracted you to military service?

Growing up it was my dream to play my euphonium—like a small tuba—in one of the professional military bands in Washington D.C. The summer after I graduated from Duquesne University I won an audition, went off to basic training, and started my military career as the Principal and Solo Euphonium in the United States Air Force Concert Band in Washington, D.C.

How did you get from music to law?

I headed into basic training thinking I would spend my career in the military, but I had no idea that I would do half of my time as a lawyer. Several years after I...