legal impact and Advocacy
litigation + executive experience
Major firm litigation experience
Jared began his legal career at Bryan Cave, now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where he represented major companies in employment and commercial disputes. That experience developed the analytical discipline, writing, case assessment, and litigation strategy that continue to inform his practice.
Executive government leadership
Jared later served as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of St. Louis, the city’s highest-ranking appointed official. He helped manage a municipal government with a budget exceeding $1 billion, more than 5,000 employees, and responsibilities spanning public safety, economic development, personnel, legal affairs, housing, and major public investments.
That role required more than policy knowledge. It demanded judgment about when an issue required executive action, broader consensus, legal review, operational follow-through, or direct accountability. Jared brings that same practical discipline to client representation.
Founder, Boyd Legal Solutions
Former Chief of Staff to the Mayor of St. Louis
Former attorney, Bryan Cave LLP
Licensed to practice law in Missouri, U.S. Eastern District of Missouri, and U.S. Western District Court of Missouri
University of Virginia School of Law, JD
Coro Fellow in Public Affairs
Morehouse College, BA with honors
Co-executive producer, The Rundown with Rene Knott
Past President, Mound City Bar Association
Board of Directors Experience: The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, Cortex Innovation District, Habitat for Humanity St. Louis, St. Louis Artworks, The Fam STL, East Side Aligned
Professional highlights
Practice Areas
Boyd Legal Solutions brings big-firm litigation training and more than a decade of senior government experience to every matter. We represent individuals, businesses, and communities in disputes that matter, whether in court, before an agency, or at the negotiating table.
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Jared is part of the legal team at the 1890 Project, a national effort to secure equitable funding for the historically Black land-grant universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890. In the 1890 Project’s first case, Jared is counsel for student plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging the State of Missouri’s funding of Lincoln University, the state’s 1890 land-grant institution. The case alleges a funding shortfall of roughly $541 million and seeks to hold the State to its constitutional obligations to Lincoln’s students.
Education equity, including public school and higher education funding
Civil rights, including discrimination and equal protection claims
Government accountability, including challenges to unlawful policies and practices
Voting and election law
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Jared spent more than a decade in senior roles in St. Louis city government, including as Chief of Staff to the Mayor. Today he represents businesses, property owners, and individuals before the boards, commissions, and agencies that regulate them.
His practice includes:
Administrative hearings and agency appeals. Contested hearings and appeals before local and state boards and commissions, from building and code enforcement appeals to licensing disputes.
Business and liquor licensing. Guiding applicants through the licensing process, including petition and plat requirements, objections, and contested hearings before the Excise Commissioner.
Zoning, land use, and municipal approvals. Variances, conditional use permits, rezoning, and the approvals needed to open, expand, or redevelop.
Regulatory compliance. Helping clients understand their obligations, respond to violations and enforcement actions, and avoid problems before they start.
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A serious injury can disrupt every part of a person’s life. Boyd Legal Solutions provides direct, client-centered counsel to injured people and their families and works with experienced personal-injury counsel when a matter benefits from additional litigation resources. Boyd Legal Solutions has a strategic partnership with I Got Dan law firm, who have secured numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for personal injury victims.
Automobile and trucking collisions
Premises liability
Serious and catastrophic injuries
Wrongful death
Workplace injuries, when appropriate
Personal-injury consultations are free, and eligible matters are handled on a contingency-fee basis. No attorney fee is owed unless there is a recovery. Prior results obtained by I Got Dan law firm do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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When workplace decisions threaten your livelihood, reputation, or dignity, you need counsel who understands both the law and how employers build their defenses. Before founding Boyd Legal Solutions, Jared Boyd represented major companies in employment disputes at an Am Law 100 firm. He now draws on that experience to represent employees and other individual claimants.
Race, sex, age, disability, and other employment discrimination
Retaliation and whistleblower claims
Wrongful termination and constructive discharge
Hostile work environment claims
Disability accommodations and ADA matters
EEOC and MCHR proceedings
Related civil-rights and institutional-accountability claims
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Some disputes require more than a standard litigation playbook. Boyd Legal Solutions represents clients in complex civil matters involving businesses, insurers, public institutions, and other parties whose decisions can have lasting consequences.
Business and contract disputes
Claims involving public institutions
Election contests and expedited proceedings
Select public-interest and institutional-accountability matters
Strategic case assessment, negotiation, mediation, and trial preparation
