Jacob is the senior judicial law clerk for The Honorable Clifford L. Athey, Jr. of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School. Jacob is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the California Bar, the Virginia Bar, and the New York Bar (3rd Appellate Division). Jacob previously worked in private practice as an Associate attorney at Weiner Brodsky Kider PC, where he represented mortgage companies, banks, home builders, and financial service corporations in class action litigation and government investigations. He also is an alumni of The Fund for American Studies's Summer Law Fellowship and worked for the United State Olympic and Paralympic Committe before attending law school.