Jake Downs is a founding member of Corr|Downs, rated in the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel and named as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers® magazine. As a Tacoma native and long time Seattle resident with family on both sides of the mountains, Jake is committed to representing companies and individuals throughout Washington State. He is a recognized leader in his field with an expansive litigation and dispute resolution practice focusing on employment, personal injury, and business Issues. Several of his cases have garnered local and national news coverage. Jake has extensive experience before state and federal courts and private arbitration. He has obtained favorable jury verdicts for his clients in cases tried in federal and state courts involving fraud, breach of contract, and trade secrets including a $2.5 million verdict against Amazon. He has also prevailed in arbitrations involving discrimination, harassment and breach of fiduciary duty. In addition, Jake counsels and advises on policies and procedures related to equal employment opportunity, protection of confidential information, and noncompetition/nonsolicitation agreements. Jake successfully combines his trial counsel experience with his leadership skills as a Former Captain in the United States Army during which time he deployed to Iraq and Kosovo and was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Ranger Tab and Combat Infantryman’s Badge.