
Jacob Bolinger
Biography
Jake Bolinger focuses his practice in the areas of government contracts and construction law. Prior to law school, Jake worked as a project management consultant assisting some of the largest global aerospace and defense contractors with project controls, including project schedule creation and analysis, risk, management, business process management, and Earned Value Management practice and compliance. He utilizes this experience in advising contractors on delay disputes, changes, Requests for Equitable Adjustment and changes, contract drafting and administration, regulatory compliance, due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and general litigation matters. An active participant in the firm’s Nuclear Energy Practice Group, Jake received his certification for the International Nuclear Law Essentials program conducted by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency in the Spring of 2025.
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, he served as a judicial clerk for Judge Robert J. Humphreys on the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Jake received his J.D. from Washington and Lee University. Jake graduated with a B.A. from Eastern Washington University.
Jake Bolinger focuses his practice in the areas of government contracts and construction law. Prior to law school, Jake worked as a project management consultant assisting some of the largest global aerospace and defense contractors with project controls, including project schedule creation and analysis, risk, management, business process management, and Earned Value Management practice and compliance. He utilizes this experience in advising contractors on delay disputes, changes, Requests for Equitable Adjustment and changes, contract drafting and administration, regulatory compliance, due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and general litigation matters. An active participant in the firm’s Nuclear Energy Practice Group, Jake received his certification for the International Nuclear Law Essentials program conducted by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency in the Spring of 2025.
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, he served as a judicial clerk for Judge Robert J. Humphreys on the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Jake received his J.D. from Washington and Lee University. Jake graduated with a B.A. from Eastern Washington University.
- Royal Aeronautical Society, Washington D.C. Branch
- Aero Club of Washington
- American Nuclear Society
- “What To Watch For As High Court Mulls NRC's Powers,” co-author, Law360, May 7, 2025.
- “NRC to Texas, Utah and Last Energy: You Have No Power Here”, co-author, Haynes Boone client alert, March 25, 2025.
Education
J.D., Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2017, with honors
B.A., Eastern Washington University, 2008
Admissions
Virginia
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Bolinger, Dickinson and Richards in Law360: What To Watch For As High Court Mulls NRC's Powers
May 07, 2025