Jacob graduated from Milaca High School in the Class of 2002, summa cum laude.

High school honors include State Storytelling Champion in 2002, Yearbook Senior

Editor, and Honors in Drama, Speech, and Mock Trial. Jake also self-published a novel

at 18 years old.
 

Jake attended St. John's University (Collegeville) and graduated in the Class of 2006

with a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Communications minor, magna cum laude.

In college, Jake received All College Honors and a distinction in English.

He then attended the University of Notre Dame Law School, JD, 2009. He graduated

Cum Laude and earned Dean's List recognition, he continued his writing career as an

Articles Editor for the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy.
 

Jake’s love for the outdoors and time with family brought his career to the Colorado

mountains. He first served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Dennis Graham on the

Colorado Court of Appeals. He then served as a Deputy District Attorney in Arapahoe

County, Colorado. He entered private practice as an Associate with Taylor-Anderson

LLP, and then returned to government work as an Assistant Regulation Counsel with

the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel.  Jake’s legal experience has

spanned everything from criminal prosecutions, to defending the Aurora, Colorado

movie theater in civil suits arising out of the Aurora theater shooting, to prosecuting

ethics cases against attorneys. His recent ethics cases have involved those against

elected District Attorneys.
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Jake has spent time volunteering as a Mock Trial Coach, as a Mentor in the Colorado

Attorney Mentoring Program, and as a Director for the Colorado River Surfing

Association.
 

Jake currently lives in Colorado with his wife and daughters. When he's not practicing

law, he can often be found rafting or skiing somewhere in the high mountains.