He is also a Soldier with the Utah Army National Guard. Prior to that he was a Special Forces JAG for 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group Airborne for nearly 7 years.

Jake received a Political Science B.S. with a Geology minor from Utah State University in 2001, and his law degree from The Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan in 2004. He graduated in the top nine percent of his class and participated on the school’s law review.

Professional Memberships
Central Utah Bar Association – Member: 2009 to Present.

Secretary: 2015-2016.
Vice President: 2016-2017.
President: 2017-2018.
Utah Association for Justice – Member: 2009 to Present.

Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Member: 2009 to Present.

Utah State Bar Association – Member: 2009 to Present.

Michigan State Bar Association – Member: 2004 to 2010.

Utah Army National Guard – Soldier: 2008 to 2017; 10/2022 to Current.

United States Army (Deployed) – Soldier: 12/2010 to 05/2011.

United States Army Reserve – Soldier: 2017 to 10.2022.

American Inns of the Court. 2009 to Present.