Prior to joining Stotler Hayes, Jake worked for South Carolina Department of Social Services handling abuse and neglect cases for both child protective services and adult protective services. Jake earned his Juris Doctorate from the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2019, and his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University at Brockport in Rochester, New York, in 2014.

• Jake is currently licensed to practice law in South Carolina, and resides in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with his wife.
• In his free time, he enjoys training in kickboxing and jiu-jitsu, or reading on the beach while his wife looks for shark teeth.