Irving J. Jacobs is licensed to practice law in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Georgia. Mr. Jacobs was born and raised Kansas City. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in economics in 2011, and from Washburn University School of Law with a J.D. and trial advocacy certificate in 2014. During law school, Mr. Jacobs focused his education on trial work and gained invaluable experience and skills in the practice of law through working at the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office. While at the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Jacobs vigorously fought for the rights of Kansans who had been injured or wronged by other people’s conduct and successfully prosecuted all the cases to which he was assigned. Additionally, Mr. Jacobs gained invaluable experience at the District Attorney’s Office in taking numerous cases to both jury trials and bench trials and securing convictions on each and every one.
After law school, Mr. Jacobs continued his fight for justice for people injured by the wrongful conduct and negligent actions of others when he accepted a position as the managing attorney of the Kansas City Office of Kirkendall Dwyer LLP. At Kirkendall Dwyer LLP, Mr. Jacobs represented clients who were injured or lost loved ones as a result of the negligence of others. Mr. Jacobs handled cases involving car wrecks, semi wrecks, product liability, and premises liability. However, at Kirkendall Dwyer LLP, Mr. Jacobs focused his practice primarily on motorcycle wrecks and gained invaluable knowledge and experience in handling these types of cases.
After his time at Kirkendall Dwyer LLP, Mr. Jacobs decided to continue his fight for justice for people injured through the negligent or wrongful conduct of others when he opened his own practice, The Jacobs Law Firm, LLC. Throughout his career, Mr. Jacobs has taken numerous cases to both jury trials and bench trials. Mr. Jacobs and his team have collectively obtained verdicts, settlements, judgments, and awards for their clients totaling over $50,000,000.00.
Through these experiences, Mr. Jacobs gained the insight and skills needed to fight to get his clients the compensation they truly deserve.Â
