Jake E. Marcus was born and raised in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Jake has experience in litigation defense and is licensed to practice law in Florida and Massachusetts, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Jake is a graduate of Stonehill College, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. Jake then attended the University of Miami School of Law, graduating cum laude in 2017. He also received his Master’s of Business Administration at the University of Miami in 2016. During his tenure at the University of Miami School of Law, Jake was a member of the Society of Bar and Gavel and an Intern in the school’s Investor Rights Clinic. In addition, he served as Articles and Comments Editor and Executive Editor for the Inter-American Law Review. Jake also co-authored a two-part Article series related to College and High School student-athletes’ rights to compensation per Name, Image & Likeness (“NIL”) developments.
During graduate school, Jake gained experience serving as a legal intern for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. He also served as an intern for a legal services firm, a legal intern at an in-house counsel position, and a judicial intern at the Boston Housing Court. Prior to law school, Mr. Marcus worked at an investment firm.
Jake Marcus is an avid sports enthusiast, particularly devoted to Boston teams such as the Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, and Red Sox, as well as the Miami Hurricanes Football team. With a passion for distance running, Jake ran competitively at Stonehill College and has completed nearly 20 marathons. In his leisure, he enjoys spending quality time with his loyal dog companions, Digby and James.
Education
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law
- M.B.A., University of Miami
- B.A., Stonehill College
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ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
- Co-Presenter, “Top 10 Legal Issues Everyone Should Know,” New England Condominium Expo Seminar, October 19, 2023.
- Co-Presenter, “What You Need to Know Going into 2024: Advanced Board Training,” South Florida Cooperator Expo Seminar, December 7, 2023. https://sofl.cooperatornews.com/article/2023-cooperatorevents-south-florida-expo-seminar-advanced-board-member-training-what-you-need-to-know-going-into-2024.
- Quoted, “Fannie Mae to Share Condos ‘Blacklist’,” Sun Sentinel, December 12, 2023 Edition.
- Quoted, “Denied a Mortgage to Buy a Florida Condo? A Secret, Quasi-Government Blacklist May be Why,” Miami Herald, December 15, 2023 Edition.
- Co-Author, “Major League Baseball and the Cuban Influence: The Baseball Coalition Committee”, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Volume 47, Number 2.
