Blake R. Jones attended the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri, where he earned a B.A. in Psychology with academic honors in 1996. He graduated from Tulane Law School, magna cum laude, with a J.D. in 2000, where he served on the Moot Court Board. He began working as an attorney that same year for Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP. He left with his mentor in 2004 to open the San Diego office of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, where he became a partner in 2008. During his time at HLB, Mr. Jones largely defended employers in the medical service industry in state and federal courts in California, including hospitals, physicians’ groups, and assisted living facilities.
In 2011, he joined Gordon, Rees, Scully & Mansukhani where he served as a partner in its Employment Law practice group until 2020. While working for GRSM, Mr. Jones primarily defended employers on behalf of insurance carriers throughout the State. Mr. Jones then joined Crosner Legal, P.C., where he served as the firm’s Managing Attorney for the next two 2+ years. During his time at Crosner Legal, Mr. Jones oversaw the firm’s litigation, supervising numerous attorneys and successfully litigating hundreds of wage and hour class actions in California.
After more than 22 years of working for these law firms, Mr. Jones founded Blake Jones Law in 2023.