Jackson Mumey

President, The Study Group Inc. 

d/b/a Celebration Bar Exam Review

 

 

Every business needs somebody who understands, at the end of the day, what business it is that we’re really in. For Celebration Bar Exam Review, that person is Jackson Mumey. 

 Jackson has a law degree, but does not practice law. There’s an important reason why. He realized early on that his unique talents were most effectively deployed when he assisted in the professional development of others. This understanding led Jackson to a career that eventually brought him to the forefront of the country’s test preparation leadership. His involvement has been both professional and personal, including a stint at an institution known around the world. “Celebration School.”

 For people who study innovative educational programs, those two words represented a true cutting-edge approach to helping children learn in bold new ways. And at Celebration School, the person who helped share the message of progress with the rest of the world was Jackson Mumey. He has been quoted extensively in books and magazine and newspaper articles across America and Europe, and he championed the school’s innovative approaches in a very public way. Today, after helping launch all three campuses of Celebration School and founding the high school's nationally prominent speech and debate program, Jackson returned to active teaching as the Director of Debate at the new Celebration High School for the 2003-2004 school year. In 2004, Jackson coached his debate team to the State Championship in Florida and the NCFL National Debate Championship. After successfully coaching the team to a second straight Florida and National Championship in 2005, Jackson "retired" to devote his full attention to Celebration Bar Exam Review.

  Jackson’s position at, arguably, America’s most innovative public school, was just the latest stop on a decades-long journey to master the science of learning. Jackson  developed a proprietary process that helps students of all types discover how to pass tests rather simply regurgitate information. This process, and its proven results, form the foundation for the successful results that Jackson has created in bar review preparation. The unique approach is integral to the success of the Celebration Bar Exam Review program.

 Jackson is a true veteran of the test preparation industry. As the founder of The Study Group Inc., he created a Web-based bar review business that focused on serving customers with home study coursework. For many years, he has refined his program and expanded its scope of services including the online Law Study Group. In preparation for new growth opportunities, The Study Group Inc. changed its trade name to Celebration Bar Exam Review  in July, 1999.

  Many words have been used to describe this innovative thinker. Counselor. Guide. Facilitator. Test czar. Leader. Advocate. Spokesperson. Here's a sample of what a Celebration Bar Review taker wrote shortly after receiving his results:

"I've said this before and I have to say it again .... you are the greatest.  Despite the fact that I haven't taken a bar exam in nearly 15 years, your course was more than capable of preparing me to obtain a passing score on the Florida bar exam.  I received a 148 on the Multi-State and a 165 on the Florida law portion.  I'm amazed, because I knew absolutely nothing about Florida law prior to beginning your course.  To say you are a professor who can actually teach is an understatement."
 

  Jackson brings an exciting mix of skills to Celebration Bar Exam Review. His experience helping thousands of law students to pass the bar exam and his ability to look “outside the box” makes him a unique talent to lead  content development and mentoring services for the bar review.

"I picture you like the Wizard of Oz, only nicer." "You're the Phil Jackson of bar review mentors..."

  As the Celebration Bar Exam Review expert in test preparation processes and procedures, Jackson serves as Chief Mentor, helping to develop and acquire the information and content required to make our students successful. He coordinates the editors and writers that create our content, assuring that their efforts remain true to the proprietary processes he has established.

 Jackson has earned his reputation honestly. Prior to creating The Study Group Inc., Jackson was a senior leader at SMH Bar Review in Boston for several years. Beginning as a campus representative, he gained additional responsibilities that led to him being named Regional Director. At the time, SMH was the nation’s second largest bar review. It was here that Jackson refined his unique approaches to preparing students of all types for tests of all kinds.

  Jackson has personally mentored thousands of students. He has been published in dozens of national publications as a knowledgeable resource on helping individuals prepare for examinations. He is often quoted in legal online websites and writes periodic guest columns for many of those sites. He has years of experience in coordinating and managing staff members in multiple states and dozens of campuses.

"Already, I see the common sense approach you advocate for writing, to tap into my ability for more coherent writing and analysis.  Previously I was trying to repeat rules with linking them to the facts....and was thin on narrative."

 In the bar review market, Jackson is a recognized innovator. In the early 1990's he led the way into home study and created the first interactive computer program for bar review. In 2003 he created the first complete online course for the bar exam and led the way with the  Online Multistate Personal Trainer™ program -- the first of its kind in the bar review industry. Recently, his iBar "Bar Review On-the-Go" iPod Program  has charted new territory for the delivery of lectures using Apple iPods and iTouch devices. Today he leads the way with the innovative use of webinars, online video podcasts and much more. He has created editorial and lecture content for every course offered by Celebration Bar Exam Review, and is a nearly 20-year industry veteran.

"Mentor, and perhaps my hero !!!!!! I owe you big time. I felt good about the exam, in all aspects of it.  I am flying to Florida to thank you personally"

 A cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Jackson helped develop the nation’s first legal writing center at the school. He was a member of the team that produced an award-winning publication recognized for excellence in legal writing and usage of computer technology. Jackson was part of the on-brief team in three U.S. Supreme Court cases and several Federal appellate cases.

"What I learned after I enrolled is what a wonderful teacher you are, and how easy you made it for me to 'cut through the fat' and get to the essence of what I needed to know in any given subject."

 When he’s not  serving customers at Celebration Bar Exam Review, Jackson served his former home county of Osceola, Florida in many ways, primarily in the area of education reform. He is past-chairman of the Osceola County WorldClass Schools initiative, the Osceola County Schools Business Advisory Board, and a former member of the board of directors for Community Vision, the Foundation for Greater Osceola Education, the Celebration School Advisory Council, and the Osceola County Schools Strategic Planning Committee. Jackson is a former Regent of Regis University in Denver, his undergraduate alma mater and a current member of the Georgetown University Law Center Admissions advisory group.

"I realized after enrolling in your course that you and Sara are Christians. I was so blessed to learn that and know that God has me just where I am supposed to be. Thank you for your heart for bar exam takers and your ministry!"

 Jackson and his wife, Sara, have been church planters for many years, helping launch congregations under the banner of Northland, A Church Distributed. They have helped establish Hunter's Creek Community Church, Celebration Community Church, Something Else Church and many others. As committed "Red Letter" Christians, Jackson and Sara run Celebration Bar Exam Review together as a mission field to demonstrate God's love, mercy and grace to those in times of great personal stress and need. They presently attend Shoreline Church in Destin, FL.

"Your e-mail [about putting bar results in perspective] was very moving, Jackson.  Thank you for it.  I'm trying to keep my hopes up but if not, thank you, thank you for your comforting words.  It's amazing to hear from you even though your work is "done." 

Jackson is also involved in the Peacemaker Ministries as a Christian conciliator.

Jackson and Sara, along with local partners, also own PJ's Coffee of New Orleans and Planet Smoothie near their home in Walton County, FL. Jackson likes to drink coffee almost as much as he enjoys teaching the bar!