Credentials
Education
Government Service
Judicial Intern to The Honorable Margaret B. Seymour, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Staff Attorney Intern, South Carolina Court of Appeals
Bar and Court Admissions
Colorado
South Carolina
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
Jake Taylor represents major product manufacturers facing high-exposure product liability and personal injury claims. He develops a deep technical understanding of his clients’ products — from tires and appliances to industrial equipment — enabling him to craft more effective defense strategies. Jake holds a case manager role on teams where we serve as national coordinating counsel for household name clients with large litigation portfolios across the country and has served on trial teams for high-stakes cases.
Cases
Won a motion to dismiss for a tire manufacturer in a product liability case in the District of Utah.
Won a motion for summary judgment for a tire manufacturer in a products liability case in Georgia.
Won a motion to dismiss a consumer class action lawsuit alleging several refrigerator models were defective.
Won dismissal on summary judgment for a scissor lift manufacturer in a warehouse fire dispute.
Won a motion to dismiss for a tire manufacturer in a product liability case in the District of Utah.
Won a motion for summary judgment for a tire manufacturer in a products liability case in Georgia.
Won a motion to dismiss a consumer class action lawsuit alleging several refrigerator models were defective.
Won dismissal on summary judgment for a scissor lift manufacturer in a warehouse fire dispute.
Won summary judgment for a financial institution in a breach of fiduciary duty case.
Served as local counsel to a major manufacturer in asbestos litigation.
Jake Taylor represents major product manufacturers facing high-exposure product liability and personal injury claims. He develops a deep technical understanding of his clients’ products — from tires and appliances to industrial equipment — enabling him to craft more effective defense strategies. Jake holds a case manager role on teams where we serve as national coordinating counsel for household name clients with large litigation portfolios across the country and has served on trial teams for high-stakes cases.
Credentials
Education
Government Service
Judicial Intern to The Honorable Margaret B. Seymour, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Staff Attorney Intern, South Carolina Court of Appeals
Bar and Court Admissions
Colorado
South Carolina
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
Cases
Won a motion to dismiss for a tire manufacturer in a product liability case in the District of Utah.
Won a motion for summary judgment for a tire manufacturer in a products liability case in Georgia.
Won a motion to dismiss a consumer class action lawsuit alleging several refrigerator models were defective.
Won dismissal on summary judgment for a scissor lift manufacturer in a warehouse fire dispute.
Won a motion to dismiss for a tire manufacturer in a product liability case in the District of Utah.
Won a motion for summary judgment for a tire manufacturer in a products liability case in Georgia.
Won a motion to dismiss a consumer class action lawsuit alleging several refrigerator models were defective.
Won dismissal on summary judgment for a scissor lift manufacturer in a warehouse fire dispute.
Won summary judgment for a financial institution in a breach of fiduciary duty case.
Served as local counsel to a major manufacturer in asbestos litigation.