Attorney

Jacob H. Dippold (“Jake”) is a native of Syracuse, NY and lives in Sumter, SC with his wife Jana Marie. He graduated from Wofford College and received a BA in English (Film) and Government (American Politics) in 2021. While at Wofford, Jake competed in the Southern Conference as a Division One Baseball Player for four years and was cabinet member (team captain) for two of those. His athletic honors and awards include a 2021 SoCon Championship, 4X Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll recipient, and 2021 Academic All-Conference. Jake also had the privilege of holding leadership positions as the President of the Pre-Law Society, Vice-Chairman of the Republicans Society, a leader of the Orientation Staff, and a Prosecutor for the Honor Council. Jake produced and directed a capstone short film that received the Best Screenplay Award at the WoCo Film Festival.

Jake earned his Juris Doctorate at Elon School of Law in Greensboro, NC. At Elon, Jake was a Dean Scholar, served as a Leadership Fellow, on the Moot Court Board, the President of the Military Law Society, the Secretary of the First-Generation Lawyer Society, a member of the Federalist Society, and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Lawyers. During his time at Law School Jake also gave back to his community by coaching baseball at a local middle school and giving baseball lessons at a private academy.

Jake is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyer’s Division, the South Carolina Associating for Justice, and the Young Professionals of Sumter. He is licensed in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit.

Jake serves on the board for Battle Buddies of the Carolinas, a non-profit organization that raises Golden Retriever dogs and trains them as service dogs for veterans suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injuries.

Jake, his wife Jana Marie, and their black lab Hank love living in Sumter. Jake and Jana Marie are active members of Alice Drive Baptist Church in Sumter. In his free time, Jake enjoys golfing, reading history, and watching just about any sporting event, especially the Yankees and Gamecocks. Jake is also a published author, having released his first book, “Mentally Tough Christians,” in April 2024.