Devon M. Jacob

Nationally renowned civil rights attorney, Devon M. Jacob, prosecutes many of the nation’s highest profile civil rights cases. Mr. Jacob is currently representing Miami Dolphins player Tyreek Hill in a civil rights matter against the Miami Dade Police Department.

Mr. Jacob is also co-counsel with Attorney Benjamin L. Crump, of Ben Crump Law, PLLC, representing, among others, the families of George Floyd (MN), Hunter Brittain (AR), Pamela Turner (TX), Christian Hall (PA), Emantic “EJ” Bradford (AL), and Eboni Pouncy (TX).

In 2024, Mr. Jacob was recognized by his peers as one of the top 500 civil rights and employment lawyers in the nation and was added to The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Employment Lawyers list. Since 2022, Mr. Jacob has been featured on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list, again having been recognized by his peers as one of the nation’s top civil rights lawyers. In 2021, he received the Leonard Weinglass in Defense of Civil Liberties Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) (formerly ATLA) for his work in the George Floyd case. He has served as the elected Chair of the national Police Misconduct Litigation Group of AAJ, and as the elected Chair of the national Civil Rights Section of AAJ. On numerous occasions, Mr. Jacob has been a guest on Court TV.

Mr. Jacob’s practice is focused on law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial misconduct. This includes but is not limited to false arrests, excessive force both deadly and non-deadly, and police pursuits; in-custody deaths including suicide and inmate-on-inmate homicide; malicious prosecution and unlawful incarceration; and school shootings.

Mr. Jacob has extensive related professional experience. His emergency services experience spans more than 10 years, as a 911 operator, firefighter and police officer. Mr. Jacob is also a former deputy attorney general for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His law enforcement and litigation experience provide him with a unique perspective and an advantage that has helped him to successfully represent clients in civil rights litigation.

Mr. Jacob has federal jury trial experience. He is a certified federal mediator in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Jacob has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation and at mediation. Mr. Jacob’s litigation, mediation, law enforcement, government, and insurance defense industry experience, provides him with the skills and credibility necessary to navigate a complex legal and political landscape to obtain just results for his clients.

Mr. Jacob believes that civil rights litigation is one of the best ways to ensure that law enforcement entities both implement and follow the highest standards in the industry. Essentially, Mr. Jacob is supporting the profession of law enforcement by holding it accountable to the people. At Jacob Litigation, cases either settle on its clients’ terms or are prosecuted to verdict.

When looking for a civil rights attorney, be cautious of law firms that tout “results” or “experience,” or lawyers who claim to “be super” or to have handled “complex cases.” Instead, insist that the lawyer provide you with a list of the civil rights cases that s/he has actually litigated. When you retain Jacob Litigation, you are retaining Attorney Devon M. Jacob who has extensive proven national civil rights experience.