Devon M. Jacob
Devon M. Jacob prosecutes many of the nation’s highest profile personal injury and civil rights cases.
Mr. Jacob is known for representing celebrities such as Miami Dolphins player, Tyreek Hill, and rapper, singer, and songwriter, Kodak Black.
Mr. Jacob is often co-counsel with other high-profile attorneys such as Attorney Benjamin L. Crump, of Ben Crump Law, PLLC, representing, among others, the families of George Floyd, Hunter Brittain, Pamela Turner, Christian Hall, Emantic “EJ” Bradford, and Eboni Pouncy.
Mr. Jacob’s practice is focused on representing Plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases. His cases are often complex, i.e., a patient who was raped in a hospital, the unlawful harvesting of organs, a medical helicopter crash that injured an infant patient, and a dam built by a city that has killed over 30 people and injured at least 30 others.
Mr. Jacob also represents Plaintiffs in law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial misconduct cases (i.e., false arrest; excessive force generally; excessive force involving less-lethal weapons such as chemical munitions, impact weapons, and electronic control weapons; deadly weapons such as firearms; failure to provide medical care; police pursuits; failure to protect persons in custody; in custody deaths including suicide and inmate-on-inmate homicide; malicious prosecution; and unlawful incarceration.
Mr. Jacob has extensive related professional experience. His emergency services experience spans more than 10 years as a 911 operator, firefighter and police officer. Mr. Jacob is also a former deputy attorney general for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His law enforcement and litigation experience provide him with a unique perspective and an advantage that has helped him to successfully represent clients in civil rights litigation.
Mr. Jacob has successfully represented litigants in over 20 federal district courts around the nation. He is a certified federal mediator and has federal jury trial experience. Mr. Jacob’s litigation, mediation, law enforcement, government, and insurance defense industry experience, provides him with the skills and credibility necessary to navigate a complex legal and political landscape to obtain just results for his clients.
Mr. Jacob is recognized by his peers in The Lawdragon and Super Lawyers as one of the top lawyers in the nation. Mr. Jacob received the Leonard Weinglass in Defense of Civil Liberties Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his work in the George Floyd case. He has served as the elected Chair of the national Police Misconduct Litigation Group of AAJ, and as the elected Chair of the national Civil Rights Section of AAJ. On numerous occasions, Mr. Jacob has been a guest commentator on Court TV.
When looking for a civil rights attorney, be cautious of law firms that tout “results” or “experience,” or lawyers who claim to “be super” or to have handled “complex cases.” Instead, insist that the lawyer provide you with a list of the civil rights cases that s/he has actually litigated. When you retain Jacob Litigation, you are retaining Attorney Devon M. Jacob who has extensive proven national civil rights experience.
If a loved one or you have experienced a violation of your Federal Constitutional rights, please contact Jacob Litigation at 717.796.7733 or at information@jacoblitigation.com.