Andrew Jacobs’ practice is concentrated in trial and appellate litigation including contract, class action, insurance coverage, telecommunications and professional responsibility matters.
Education
- Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992)
- Research Assistant to Professors Lawrence H. Tribe and Alan M. Dershowitz
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., History, cum laude, with highest distinction, 1989)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
- United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of Arizona
- Appellate Practice Section
- Trial Practice Section
- Judicial Performance Review Commission, Member (2009-2012)
- Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, Member (2009-2012)
- Pima County Bar Association
- Tucson Defense Bar
- American Bar Association
- Commercial and Business Litigation Section, Class Action Subsection, Co‑Chair (2009‑2011)
- Program Committee, Member (2011-present)
- Litigation Section
- Professional Responsibility Section
- Tort & Insurance Practice Section
- Federal Bar Association
- Lawyer Representative to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2006-2009)
- District of Arizona, Chair (2008-2009); Vice Chair (2007-2008)
- Ninth Circuit Conference Executive Committee (2009-2012)
- Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative, Chair (2011-2012)
- Civil Breakout Session, Leader (2011)
- Lawyer Representatives Coordinating Committee, Member (2008-2009)
- Ninth Circuit Advisory Committee on the Rules of Practice, Member (2008-present)
- District of Arizona Pro Bono Program, Founder, Coordinator/Co-Coordinator (2007-present)
- Ninth Circuit Pro Bono Program, Arizona/Nevada Coordinator (2007-present)
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Bench-Bar Civil Session Concerning the Selective Enforcement of Rules and E-Discovery, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Leader (August 18, 2011)
- Pro Se Program Administration, Panel Moderator/Panelist, Federal Judicial Center National Workshop for Pro Se Law Clerks, Chicago, Illinois (October 2010)
- The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 Turns Five: Some Birthday Thoughts, Presenter, ABA Commercial & Business Litigation Journal, Vol. II, No. 2 (Spring 2010)
- The Supreme Court During the Bush Administration, Panel Moderator, District of Arizona Conference (February 2009)
- Changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence Concerning Experts, Panel Moderator, District of Arizona Conference (February 2008)
- Lawyers Gone Wild, Panel Moderator, Chief District Judges’ Conference (February 2008)
- Representing Pro Per Clients in Appointed Matters, Invited Panelist, Presented to bench and bar at District of Arizona Judicial Conference (February 10, 2006)
- Quoted in G. Koprowski, Insurance, An Active Approach, Washington Post, at HO1 (August 24, 2002)
- Making the Selection of Business Insurance Less Painful, Author, Inside Tucson Business, at 3 (July 15, 2002)
- How to Litigate Cases Under 42 U.S.C. - 1983, Invited Panelist, Presented by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to appointed counsel (August 1998)
Professional Recognition & Awards
- Southwest Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation (2012)
Community Involvement
- Center for Creative Photography, Board of Fellows (2006)
- Trails End Improvement Association, Secretary (2005-2006)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson, Board Chair (2005); Board Member (2002-2005)
- Trails End Improvement Association, President (2002-2003)
Other Professional Experience
- University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law (2006)
- Legal Writing (Spring 2006)
- Civil Rights (Fall 2006)
- Jenner & Block, LLC, Partner (2000-2001), Associate (1992-1999)
- Harvard College, Teaching Fellow, "What is Law" (Fall 1991)
- Sidley & Austin, Summer Associate (1991)
- Jenner & Block, Summer Associate (1990, 1991)
