Jacob Boyer L’17

Jacob Boyer was appointed Deputy General Counsel in January 2023 following the election of Governor Josh Shapiro. Prior to his appointment, Jacob served for three years as Deputy Attorney General in the Impact Litigation Section of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. In that role, Jacob represented the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in civil litigation involving issues of significant state and national importance. Since 2020, Jacob has served as lead counsel on behalf of the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania Department of State on numerous election matters, spearheading Pennsylvania’s defense of its elections. He also has represented the Commonwealth in various actions against the federal government related to access to healthcare, gun violence, and predatory student lending.

Before joining the Office of the Attorney General, Jacob clerked for Diane Wood on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and Beryl Howell on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.