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Jared is the Vice-Chair of the Business Litigation Practice Group and serves as the Team Leader for the firm’s Community Bank and Financial Institutions Team. He has extensive experience helping clients solve complex problems facing their business. Jared concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and bankruptcy matters. He routinely represents national banks in various types of litigation including consumer and commercial disputes. He also represents businesses navigating complex debt issues in bankruptcy court and blockchain companies responding to token holders. Jared works closely with his clients in order to obtain effective and efficient resolution of litigated matters either through litigation or seizing early resolution possibilities. Jared is a problem solver whose clients look to him to address complex and sensitive matters.

Jared has a wide range of experience representing businesses of all sizes regarding consumer complaints, class actions, commercial disputes, bankruptcy and insolvency issues, smart contracts, and cryptographic wallets, as well as general counseling for business clients. He enjoys working closely with his clients to formulate strategies that allow his clients to efficiently and effectively achieve their goals. He also regularly litigates commercial disputes and works with his clients to assure that the litigation strategy aligns with the client’s business goals.

Jared also regularly represents clients in bankruptcy court. He was part of a team that represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Freedom Industries bankruptcy.

Jared lives in Putnam County, West Virginia with his wife, Jennifer, and his children: Jackson, Caroline, Davis, and Harper.

Other Info About Jared

Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Team Leader: Community Banking and Financial Institutions.

Commercial Litigation.

Representing parties in bankruptcy matters.

Extensive experience defending financial institutions in litigation involving claims of predatory lending and violation of the West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act and the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Experience defending financial institutions in class action suits.

Litigation regarding Fiduciary Duty/Estates and Trusts.

Extensive management of complex product liability litigation.

TCPA Litigation and Compliance, including class actions.

Education

Law School

West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2003

Undergraduate School

Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., 2000, magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa

Bar Memberships

Jared is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

West Virginia, 2003

Courts

Jared is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

U. S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, 2003

U. S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, 2006

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2007

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Chambers USA, Litigation: General Commercial, 2024

The Best Lawyers in America®; Commercial Litigation, 2019-2025; Insurance Law, 2020-2025; Litigation – Banking and Finance, 2021-2025, “Lawyer of the Year,” 2023, 2025; Banking and Finance Law, 2022-2025; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2023-2025; Commercial Finance, 2025

Recipient, Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Selected for inclusion in West Virginia Super Lawyers®, 2021-2024

Selected for inclusion in West Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, 2012-2018

2017 Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award Recipient

Leadership West Virginia, Class of 2016

Featured Case: FBT attorneys granted stay in West Virginia, ensuring continued care for over 300 children in need

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

West Virginia State Bar

West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel

American Bar Association

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals, President

Extensive time volunteered to Legal Aid of West Virginia

Firm Committees

Jared serves or has served in the following leadership role(s) at Frost Brown Todd:

Business Litigation Practice Group, Vice-Chair

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Belonging Committee, Member

Associate Personnel Committee, Chair

Legal Personnel Committee, Member

Presentations

Jared was invited to speak at the following events:

Co-host, ABI TechBytes Podcast Examines Cryptocurrency and the Law – Ep. 257, November 2023

Consumer Lending Compliance, WV Bankers Association Consumer Lending School 2018, 2019

The Coming Wave of Director and Office Lawsuits, WV Bankers Association 2013

 

Major Publications

Jared is an author or contributor to the following publications:

“What bankers need to know following Supreme Court ruling in Cantero v. Bank of America,” BankBeat, September 18, 2024

Banking Law Blog

Overdraft Fee Final Guidance From The FDIC, November 19, 2010

New Credit Card Rules In Effect, August 22, 2010

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