Jake has considerable experience conducting legal and legislative research and advancing state and congressional legislative initiatives for elected officials and corporate, nonprofit, association and  local government clients. He has worked on Capitol Hill in a number of positions including as Law Clerk for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and as Intern for Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter who served on the Armed Services and Education and Labor Committees. Jake also gained important public policy experience in Maryland, serving as Chief of Staff to a member of the House of Delegates.

Jake holds a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Maryland School of Law and is an active member of the Maryland and Florida Bars. Jake also earned a bachelors degree in Political Science from the University of Florida.