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Practice Areas

  • Trucking and Transportation Defense
  • Construction Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Personal Injury
  • Insurance Defense

Biography

Jake is a native of Madison, Mississippi. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2024 and his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 2021.

Jake's practice focuses primarily on civil litigation, including insurance defense, trucking and transportation litigation, construction defect litigation, and premises liability. Jake is admitted to practice in all Mississippi state and federal courts. Jake has litigated multiple jury trials involving complex liability and damages issues.

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 2024
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 2024
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 2024

Education

  • The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    • J.D. - 2024
  • Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
    • B.A.
    • Honors: magna cum laude
    • Major: General Business
    • Major: Public Policy

Past Positions

  • Baxter Law Firm, PLLC, Associate Attorney, 2024 to 2026