Jake is a transactional and litigation attorney at Pia Hoyt. He focuses his practice on small business formation and development, estate and tax planning, trust and estate administration, probate litigation, and commercial litigation. Jake started his legal career practicing appellate law in Massachusetts where he argued many cases in front of the Massachusetts Court of Appeals and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. During law school, Jake was a note editor on Boston University's Journal of Science and Technology Law and spent a summer working at Harvard Law School's Legal Aid Bureau.
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Estate Planning & Asset Protection
Tax Planning
Intellectual Property Protection
Real Estate
Business & Real Estate Finance
Appellate
Construction & Real Estate Disputes
Copyright
Corporate Control
Fiduciary Disputes
Non-Competition Covenants
Professional Malpractice
Trade Secrets
QRF for Preliminary Injunctions & TROs
QRF for Solicitation of Customers & Employees
QRF for Stealing Company Info & Embezzlement
QRF for Stealing Trademarks, Copyrights & Patents
Mergers & Acquisitions
Non-Profit Organizations
False Advertising
Patents
Trademarks
Unfair Competition
Education
Boston University Law School / J.D., 2009
Brigham Young University / B.A (English), 2006
Admissions, Associations, and Honors
State Bar of Utah
State Bar of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Utah
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Member - Utah State Bar Estate Planning Section, 2017-present
Member - Utah State Bar Litigation Section, 2017-present
Board Member - Randolph Community Partnership, Inc., 2012-2016
Advisory Board Chair - Lowell Bennion Community Service Center, 2018-present
