The aim of the Law Office of Jake Jenkins is to provide a passionate and ethical defense to individuals charged with offenses relating to either intoxication or intoxicants. This defense includes the use of knowledge gained through this narrow focus to shine in the courtroom. While courtroom success is important, the firm’s goal is for that success to extend past the criminal courtrooms and into each client’s life as the firm provides a personalized representation.
Biography
Jake Jenkins was born in Fort Worth but was raised on a cattle ranch near Brownwood, Texas. After graduating from Early High School, Jake attended the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated with a double major in Government and Economics. It was while attending UT Austin that he got his first taste of the legal world working for the Texas State Senate.
Jake Jenkins then moved to Dallas and decided to continue his education. He enrolled in The SMU School of Law and began to focus on criminal defense and trial work. Jake participated in on-campus Mock Trial Competitions and was first introduced to real criminal defense work with the SMU Criminal Justice Clinic. In that program, he represented individuals charged with misdemeanors including DWI. Jake even got a little bit different perspective on the legal system when he attended the SMU Law School Summer Program at University College in Oxford. He also clerked with a small criminal defense firm in Dallas his last summer in law school.
Upon graduation from law school, Jake decided to focus his energy on DWI Defense. For three and a half years, Jake served as the senior associate attorney at The Coffey Firm. While working at The Coffey Firm, Jake represented those charged with DWI and related offenses.
Mr. Jenkins has always taken a scientific approach to attacking DWI cases. In December of 2003, Jake attended the prestigious Robert F. Borkenstein Course on Alcohol and Highway Safety: Testing, Research, and Litigation. The Borkenstein Course is required for all breath test technical supervisors in the State of Texas. It is this training that allows Mr. Jenkins to successfully attack breath tests. In April of 2010, Mr. Jenkins attended the 17th Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence Conference in New Orleans. Other attorneys have sought Mr. Jenkins's experience and knowledge as they have brought him in as co-counsel to assist with their breath and blood test cases.
Jake Jenkins continues to closely follow the future of DWI related legislation and even spoke before the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Law Enforcement during the 2005 session. In 2006 and 2008, Jake spoke at the public hearings on the on the proposed ALR rule changes at the State Office of Administrative Hearings in Austin.
After securing a not guilty verdict in a difficult Tarrant County DWI with a breath test, Mr. Jenkins was invited by David Burrows to speak at the DWI Winning Edge Conference in February of 2008. Additionally Mr. Jenkins spoke on Texas DWI laws to the Lakewood Service League of Dallas in November of 2008. Mr. Jenkins has also spoken on the law at several local schools in the Dallas area.
Member State Bar of Texas State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Dallas Bar Association 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 DAYL 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 DAYL Criminal Bar Involvement Committee 2006, 2007, 2008 DBA Criminal Justice Section 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 The College of the State Bar of Texas 2006, 2007
The Law Office of Jake Jenkins 1700 Pacific Ave. Suite 1860 Dallas, Texas 75201 Phone (214) 559-3311 Fax (214)999-1322