Mike and Evan Jacobs live just south of Murphey Candler Park between Brookhaven, Chamblee, and Dunwoody. They have three children, Jonah, Eli, and Samantha. Mike grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, and Evan is a Savannah native.
Mike was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004. His committee assignments are MARTA Oversight (MARTOC), Transportation, Judiciary, Insurance, and Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight. Mike serves as the Chairman of MARTOC, Vice Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and chairman of one of the two subcommittees of the House Judiciary Committee.
Mike received his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served as Executive Articles Editor of the Georgia Law Review. He received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.
Mike practices bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law with his own law firm, Jacobs Legal, LLC. Mike started his legal career at Alston & Bird and also has been an associate with Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover and Krevolin & Horst.
In 2005, Mike was selected by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Metro Atlanta’s “40 Under 40” Up and Comers. He serves on the board of directors of the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region and the executive committee of the DeKalb County GOP.
