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. 

 
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  • Royal Aeronautical Society, Washington D.C. Branch
  • Aero Club of Washington 
  • American Nuclear Society
 

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