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Jacob Lee Brooks

Jacob Lee Brooks

  • Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Elder Law
  • Wyoming
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Biography

Jake Brooks is an estate planning, transactional, and business attorney in Sheridan, Wyoming, serving clients in Northeast Wyoming, including the communities of Buffalo, Sheridan, and Gillette. Attorney Jake Brooks has been practicing law in Wyoming since 2005. Jake grew up in Buffalo, Wyoming, and was a 1997 graduate of Buffalo High School. Following high school, Jake earned a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in English, with a minor in history, from Chadron State College. Jake then attended the University of Wyoming College of Law where he graduated with honors in 2005. While in law school, Jake was a comment editor for the Wyoming Law Review, participated in the school’s legal services clinic, and served as a teaching assistant for legal writing and appellate advocacy. Prior to opening his own practice, Jake has worked with large law firms in Sheridan and Cheyenne, gaining experience in a wide range of practice areas and in handling complex legal matters and transactions. Jake Brooks currently focuses on estate planning, business and corporate law, real estate, and transactional work. Jake frequently presents on estate planning issues to community groups, attorneys, and financial professionals, and has written on the topic of technology and estate planning.

Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Elder Law
Additional Practice Area
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Wyoming
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Education
University of Wyoming College of Law
J.D. (2005) | Law
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Honors: Graduate with honors, Order of the Coif
Activities: Wyoming Law Review, Teaching Assistant, Student Legal Services Clinic
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Awards
Community Service Award
Wyoming State Bar
Professional Associations
Wyoming State Bar  # 6-3972
Member
- Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Do you Miss the Fax Machine?
Wyoming Lawyer
Constitutional Law-Suspicionless Drug Testing of Student’s Participating in Non-athletic Competitive School Activities: Are All Students Next?
Wyoming Law Review
Speaking Engagements
Digital Assets, Death, and Disability, Southeast Wyoming Estate Planning Council, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Southeast Wyoming Estate Planning Council
Estate Planning in the Cloud Era, Wyoming State Bar Annual Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Wyoming State Bar
Websites & Blogs
Website
Brooks Law Firm LLC
Contact & Map
Brooks Law Firm LLC
45 E. Loucks St.
Suite 112
Sheridan, WY 82801
Telephone: (307) 655-5141
Fax: (800) 580-1954