Since joining the firm in 1970, Francis J. (Jerry) Jahn has been responsible for building and expanding the business practice of Meyer Capel. He has served as President of the firm since January, 1999.

A 1967 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, Jerry was winner of the Frederick M. Green Moot Court Competition and the Horner Cup and Waterman Prize for Excellence in Moot Court Competition as a law student. He was also recipient of the Harno Scholarship.

Jerry is a member of the Illinois State and Champaign County Bar Associations. He served on CCBA's board of governors from 1979 to 1980. Through the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, he has participated in educational programs in the areas of litigation, business, estate planning and taxes.

In 1986, Jerry was appointed by the Illinois Secretary of State to the Corporate Acts Advisory Committee and served on that committee through 2003.

Jerry served on the board of directors of the Champaign Country Club and is a past president of the Tolono, Illinois, Lions Club, the Bottenfield School PTA, and the Champaign-Urbana Youth Hockey Association. For six years, he was a Little League baseball coach. He is a member of the Champaign Rotary Club.

An active member of Faith United Methodist Church in Champaign, Jerry is past president of its Men's Club and served as chairman of the Building and Pastor-Parish Relations Committees and as chairman of the Board of Trustees. He enjoys snow skiing and golf, and is a former tennis, baseball, softball and basketball player.

He and his wife, Helen, a former legal secretary, are the parents of two children, Michael and Amy.