Jonathan Jacks

Jonathan J. Jacks was born in Bethesda, Maryland on January 26, 1986, however, he moved to West Virginia the same year. He attended Morgantown High School in Morgantown, West Virginia, and then stayed in Morgantown to attend West Virginia University. Jon’s academic honors during his undergraduate career included the Promise Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, and the Robert Maiolo Dean’s list and/or President’s list for academic honors throughout his undergraduate education. In May of 2008, Jon graduated Summa Cum Laude as an Honors Scholar with a degree in Political Science and an emphasis on Law and the Legal System.

Jon continued his education in the fall of 2008 at the West Virginia University College of Law on an academic scholarship. Jon was able to supplement his legal education during law school by working for Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC. Additionally, he spent a semester as a full time judicial extern with the Honorable Irene M. Keeley and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Jon graduated in May of 2011 and began full-time employment with Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC, in the Morgantown office.

Since that time, the majority of Jon’s practice has focused on civil defense and workers’ compensation defense. However, his broad practice has included other areas as well, such as representation of clients during OSHA investigations.

Current Employment Position(s):

Member

Areas of Practice:

General Civil Litigation

Workers’ Compensation

Bar Admissions:

West Virginia, 2011

U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 2011

U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 2011

Education:

West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 2011
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Criminal Law
Honors: Phillip H. Hill Scholarship
Honors: J. Adrian & Mabel Harner Endowed Law Scholarship
Honors: WV Bar Association Scholarship
Honors: Gladys G. Davis Law Scholarship
Honors: Martin Brown Memorial Scholarship
Honors: John W. Tissue & Lynne B. Klopf Endowed Law Scholarship

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 2008
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: University Honors Scholar
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Promise Scholarship
Honors: Presidential Scholarship
Honors: Robert Maiolo Scholarship
Major:  Political Science
Minor:  Law and Legal System Emphasis

Professional Associations and Memberships:

West Virginia Bar Association,

Monongalia County Bar Association, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (current co-chair of Workers’ Compensation practice group)

Past Employment Positions:

Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC, Law Clerk

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, Judicial Extern

Birth Information:

January 26, 1986, Bethesda, Maryland