Born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Jody Thomas López-Jacobs grew up in a diverse household that stressed the importance of social and economic justice for all. After working his way through high school and college, Mr. López-Jacobs joined an employment law firm where he helped workers fight for unpaid wages, safe work conditions, and equal treatment on the job.
His passion for the law and helping others took him to Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class, interned with a state and federal judge, and won second place in a national writing competition. He also continued his pursuit for justice by investigating claims of innocence at the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, demanding unpaid wages on behalf of low and middle-income workers, and helping a local nonprofit combat corporate efforts to eliminate the right to a jury trial through mandatory arbitration agreements.
After law school, Mr. López-Jacobs clerked for the Honorable Mark A. Kearney, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. López-Jacobs is well acquainted with the rules and procedures governing our federal court system.
Mr. López-Jacobs is devoted to the cause of consumers and cherishes the opportunity to help consumers enforce their rights. He believes consumers deserve to be free from harassment, deception, and other illegal conduct they are too often forced to bear. He looks forward to advocating for your rights.
Since joining the firm in 2017, Mr. Lopez-Jacobs has had great success in obtaining relief for consumers whose rights have been violated. His notable achievements include key roles in:
Mr. López-Jacobs is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.
Magna cum laude
Order of the Coif
Rubin Public Interest Law Honor Society, Fellow
Temple Law Review (2014-2015), Research Editor
Beasley Scholarship Recipient
Dean's List
Jody Thomas López-Jacobs, Storytelling Tips for Lawyers, THE PENNSYLVANIA LAWYER (Sept./Oct. 2019)
Jody Thomas López-Jacobs, First But Not the Last: Judge Cathy Bissoon, HOUSTON'S LEGACY (Pa. Bar Assoc. Spring 2019)
Cole et al., A Changing Landscape: Pennsylvania Counties Reevaluate Policies on Immigration Detainers (2015) /assets/Uploads/b07f2e0344/a-changing-landscape.pdf.
Jody Thomas López-Jacobs, Comment, Is There a Border Exception to the Exclusionary Rule? 87 Temp. L Rev. 611 (2015)
Jody Thomas López-Jacobs, Who Owns the Tips (2014), /assets/Uploads/04157b6ad8/Jody-20Lopez-Jacobs-20paper-20revised.pdf
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Writing Competition - Second Place- 2014
Award Recipient - 2013
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Montgomery Bar Association
National Association of Consumer Advocates
National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Rights Litigation Conference and Class Action Symposium
"Repossessions: FDCPA Claims, Breach of the Peace, and Big Verdicts"
Boston, MA
Superior Court of Pennsylvania En Banc Arguments
Hosted and summarized the review of important cases to be argued before all nine judges of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Debt Collection
Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurial Empowerment Symposium, "Protecting a Consumer's Rights"
Temple University, 9/29/17
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Cary Flitter & Andy Milz
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