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Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLPPartner
Jay C. Jacobson
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Jay C. Jacobson

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12 reviews

1805 Shea Center Drive, Suite 150, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129-2253

Complex Tort and Casualty, Commercial and Business Litigation, Appellate and 2 more

About Jay C. Jacobson

A partner at WSHB’s Denver office, Jay Jacobson is an accomplished litigator with over 25 years of experience. His practice emphasizes civil litigation, appeals, construction, professional liability, and commercial litigation. Jay is licensed to practice in both Colorado and Arizona.

He obtained his law degree from the Arizona State University College of Law, graduating in the top 5% of his law class. During his time there, he served as a Note/Comment Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal and a legal writing instructor for first-year law students.

Jay is an author and speaker on a broad range of litigation topics to fellow attorneys and professional organizations.

Newsroom

News

•Election of New Partners Showcases National Footprint
Firm News, 1.1.25

Events, Seminars & Speaking Engagements

•'Accountant-Client Privilege: The Colorado CPA’s Duty of Confidentiality,' NewsAccount, CO Society of CPAs, Nov./Dec. 2021
•'Removal to Federal Court,' Liberty Mutual Insurance, Phoenix, AZ, August 8, 2019
•'New AZ Rules of Civil Procedure,' Liberty Mutual Insurance, Phoenix, AZ, June 22, 2018
•'Contract Claims in an Insurance Defense Practice,' Liberty Mutual Insurance, Phoenix, AZ, January 30, 2018
•'The Tripartite Relationship,' Liberty Mutual Insurance, Phoenix, AZ, November 7, 2017
•'Affirmative Defenses,' Liberty Mutual Insurance, Phoenix, AZ, July 19, 2017
•'Changes to the AZ Rules of Civil Procedure,' Liberty Mutual Insurance, December 6, 2016
•'Easements,' Lorman Seminars, Phoenix, AZ, November 6, 2013

In the News

•Election of New Partners Showcases National Footprint

Honors & Recognitions

•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

 

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Jay C. Jacobson got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Professional Liability
  • Other 4
    • Complex Tort and Casualty
    • Commercial and Business Litigation
    • Appellate
    • Construction

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Jay recently tried an eight-day jury trial as first chair in the District Court for Boulder County, Colorado representing a real estate broker. The plaintiff was alleging professional negligence
    fraudulent concealment, seeking several million dollars of damages. Jay obtained a complete defense verdict for the client
    a judgment against the plaintiff for over $110,000 in costs.
    Jay recently obtained a favorable outcome for a client at the Colorado Court of Appeals in a coverage dispute. The dispositive issue in the case was whether the insured's claim for medical payments coverage under an automobile policy was excluded because of the insured's workers' compensation settlement. The trial court held the exclusion was valid
    enforceable. The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court. The case was published at Del Valle v. Cal. Cas. Indem. Exch., 525 P.3d 689 (Colo. Ct. App. 2022).
    The following are additional published cases in which Jay represented clients in appeals: Calpine Const. Fin. Co. v. Ariz. Dep't of Rev., 211 P.3d 1228 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009)
    Citizens Telecomm. v. Ariz. Dep't of Rev., 75 P.3d 123 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003)
    Taylor v. Travelers, 9 P.3d 1049 (Ariz. 2000)
  • Additional Links
    https://www.wshblaw.com/professionals-jay-jacobson

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1996, Arizona
    2005, Colorado
    U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
    Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •Colorado State Bar
    •Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    •Arizona State Bar

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Arizona State University College of Law
    Class of 1996
    J.D.
    magna cum laude; Order of Coif, Note/Comment Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal
    Other Education
    Arizona State University College of Business
    Class of 1992
    B.S.
    magna cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1967
    Hinsdale, Illinois, September 29, 1967

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    Jay C. Jacobson attended Arizona State University College of Law.
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    Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP was established in 1997.

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