Jacob is a trial attorney who uses his knowledge of the healthcare industry and his litigation experience to vigorously defend medical professionals from malpractice claims.
Get To Know Jacob
Jacob focuses his practice on defending medical professionals. He has worked with individual healthcare providers in nearly every medical specialty, including ER physicians, OB/GYNs, orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, gastroenterologists, neurosurgeons, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician’s assistants. Jacob also has represented hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and urgent care facilities.
Jacob has tried cases in both federal and state courts throughout Virginia, securing multiple defense jury verdicts and numerous pretrial dismissals on behalf of his clients. Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine and honored by Virginia Lawyers Weekly for his successful defense verdicts, Jacob brings a strategic and individualized approach to each case. He works tirelessly to unravel the complex legal and medical issues in order to develop a strategic plan of action that will best serve his clients. Jacob also frequently presents to healthcare providers and risk managers on best practices in documentation and strategies for mitigating legal exposure within the healthcare setting. He has authored articles on medical-legal topics for publications such as Virginia Lawyers Magazine and Healthcare Business Today.
While completing his undergraduate degree, Jacob was a member of the Richmond Spiders Football team and was named a team captain during his senior season. He brings the same level of hard work, energy, and attention to detail when representing his clients as he did when he played on the football field.
Experience
- Defense verdict for an anesthesiologist in a case where plaintiff alleged failure to properly recognize and treat apnea during a lower back procedure which resulted in a hypoxic brain injury.
- Defense verdict for a hospital client in a case alleging premises liability.
- Defense verdict for an orthopedic surgeon in a case alleging failure to properly manage a wrist fracture.
- Defense verdict for a gastroenterologist in a case alleging failure to diagnose cancer.
- Defense verdict for a correctional medicine physician in a case alleging failure to diagnose an aortic aneurysm.
- Obtained pretrial dismissal in a wrongful death case involving an alleged allergic reaction to medication prescribed by a family medicine doctor.
- Secured pretrial dismissal in a case involving alleged failure to treat a gastrointestinal condition, due to the plaintiff’s failure to retain a properly qualified expert witness.
Credentials
Recognition
Education
University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., cum laude
University of Richmond, B.A.
Admissions
Virginia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Affiliations
American Bar Association
Roanoke Bar Association
Ted Dalton Inn of Court
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- Medical Malpractice Section, Chair (2023-2024)
- Medical Malpractice Section, Vice-Chair (2022-2023)
Virginia Bar Association
News & Insights
Other Publications & Media
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, 2024 Spring Sections Seminar, Presenter on Supplemental and Rebuttal Expert Designations.
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, 2022 Annual Meeting, Presenter on the Virginia Expert Certification Statute and Good Faith Exception.
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