Jake’s practice focuses on assisting clients in a wide range of litigation matters including disputes involving commercial contracts, securities, and employment.
Representative Matters
Represented large financial institutions in complex securities litigation in state and federal court.
Represented major homebuilder in construction defect actions.
Arbitrated employment-related disputes on behalf of major brokerage firm.
Defended local taxicab company in preliminary injunction hearing in King County Superior Court.
Professional and Civic Involvement
King County Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Washington State Federal Bar Association
Lifelong AIDS Alliance, Board of Directors
Schools First, Board of Directors
Volunteer Professional Mentor for University of Washington Law Students
Prior Experience
Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Payne, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2006-2007
Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Gordon Smith, Washington, D.C., 2001-2003
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2006
Senior Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Law & Politics
Intern, King County Prosecuting Attorney Office, Most Dangerous Offenders Project, Summer 2004
A.B., Harvard College, magna cum laude, 2000
Bar/Court Admissions
Washington State Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
Personal
I spend nearly all my free time with my wife and our new daughter, and try to sneak in a little reading when our daughter is asleep.
