Jack received his Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law, and his bachelors degree in business administration from Michigan State University and William Tyndale College. Before becoming an attorney, Jack was a VP National Accounts and VP/General Manager working at companies such as Georgia-Pacific, ADVO, Mead Corp., Alco-Standard, and International Paper. Before that he was in law enforcement for 12 years, after brief service in the USMC. Jack also teaches Political Science and Criminal Justice at Schoolcraft College.