Jimmy B. Persels is the former principal of each of the law firms of The Persels Group, consisting of Persels & Associates, LLC, and Consumer Law Associates, LLC. Mr. Persels is a 1966 graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, and a Vietnam-era veteran. He also holds a Master's Degree in Public Health from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, and a Juris Doctor (cum laude) degree from the Southern Illinois University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Illinois Law Journal.

Mr. Persels retired his ownership interest in the Persels Group in 2009 but continues his affiliation with the firms in an “Of Counsel” capacity. He also serves as the President and Executive Director of the Persels Group Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that focuses its giving on members and veterans of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and their families in their times of need.