Taylor graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2016 with a J.D. and a specialization in health law and policy. He finished magna cum laude in the top 4% of his class. Before law school, he received a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication and media arts from Southern Illinois University.
After law school, Taylor served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Staci M. Yandle in the Southern District of Illinois. He oversaw trials, motions, and docket management. He then spent six years practicing law for plaintiffs’ civil firms in the metro east, primarily involving asbestos litigation, before joining Klein Thomas Lee & Fresard as an associate attorney in the St. Louis office.