He and his wife, Dawn (Peterson), live in Rockford with their two boys and attend Heartland Community Church. In addition to his law practice, Jeff serves on the Strategy Team of Next Rockford, on the Board of Trustees of the Rockford Public Library, and on the Board of Directors for the Literacy Council of Rockford. Jeff also served on the City of Rockford Budget and Finance Committee, and currently serves on the Joint City-County Task Force on Inter-Governmental Efficiency.