diff --git a/distill/core/log.py b/distill/core/log.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f266c57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distill/core/log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import json
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic.type_adapter import TypeAdapter
+from typing import Dict, Union
+
+from distill.core.types import JsonDict, JSONSerializable
+from distill.schemas.userale import UserAleSchema
+
+ta = TypeAdapter(JsonDict)
+
+class Log:
+    """
+    Base class for log object representation.
+    Arguments:
+        data: a json parsable string or JsonObject to validate and parse
+        schema: a pydantic schema from which to validate the provided log;
+                defaults to UserAle log schema
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, data: Union[str, JsonDict], schema=UserAleSchema):
+        if not issubclass(schema, BaseModel):
+            raise TypeError("schema should inherit from pydantic.BaseModel")
+
+        if isinstance(data, str):
+            schema.model_validate_json(data, strict=True)
+            data = json.loads(data)
+        elif ta.validate_python(data):
+            schema.model_validate(data, strict=True)
+        else:
+            raise TypeError("ERROR: " + str(type(data)) + " data should be either a string or a JsonDict")
+        self.data = schema(**data)
+
+        # TODO: need to create ID field here on object initialization
+
+    def to_json(self) -> str:
+        return self.data.model_dump_json(by_alias=True)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> JsonDict:
+        return self.data.model_dump(by_alias=True)
diff --git a/distill/core/types.py b/distill/core/types.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37a9283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distill/core/types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from typing import Union, List, Dict
+from typing_extensions import Annotated, TypeAliasType
+
+# TypeAliasType is necessary to avoid recursion error when validating this
+# type with Pydantic
+JSONSerializable = TypeAliasType(
+    "JSONSerializable",
+    Union[str,
+        int, 
+        float, 
+        bool, 
+        None, 
+        List['JSONSerializable'],
+        Dict[str, 'JSONSerializable']
+    ],
+)
+
+JsonDict = Dict[str, 'JSONSerializable']
+
+
diff --git a/distill/schemas/userale.py b/distill/schemas/userale.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5229a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distill/schemas/userale.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from pydantic import AliasGenerator, BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic.alias_generators import to_camel
+from pydantic.config import ConfigDict
+
+
+class Browser(BaseModel):
+    browser: str
+    version: str
+
+
+class Location(BaseModel):
+    x: Optional[int]
+    y: Optional[int]
+
+
+class ScrnRes(BaseModel):
+    width: int
+    height: int
+
+
+class Details(BaseModel):
+    window: bool
+
+
+class UserAleSchema(BaseModel):
+    """
+    A raw or custom log produced by UserAle
+    """
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        title="Log",
+        alias_generator=AliasGenerator(
+            validation_alias=to_camel, serialization_alias=to_camel
+        ),
+    )
+
+    target: str
+    path: List[str]
+    page_url: str
+    page_title: str
+    page_referrer: str
+    browser: Browser
+    client_time: int
+    micro_time: int = Field(..., lt=2)
+    location: Location
+    scrn_res: ScrnRes
+    type_field: str = Field(..., validation_alias="type", serialization_alias="type")
+    log_type: str
+    user_action: bool
+    details: Details
+    user_id: str
+    tool_version: Optional[str]
+    tool_name: Optional[str]
+    userale_version: Optional[str]
+    session_id: str
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 9b1d99c..1ba7460 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ files = [
     {file = "alabaster-0.7.13.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a27a4a084d5e690e16e01e03ad2b2e552c61a65469419b907243193de1a84ae2"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "annotated-types"
+version = "0.7.0"
+description = "Reusable constraint types to use with typing.Annotated"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+files = [
+    {file = "annotated_types-0.7.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1f02e8b43a8fbbc3f3e0d4f0f4bfc8131bcb4eebe8849b8e5c773f3a1c582a53"},
+    {file = "annotated_types-0.7.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:aff07c09a53a08bc8cfccb9c85b05f1aa9a2a6f23728d790723543408344ce89"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+typing-extensions = {version = ">=4.0.0", markers = "python_version < \"3.9\""}
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anyio"
 version = "4.4.0"
@@ -673,63 +687,63 @@ test-no-images = ["pytest", "pytest-cov", "wurlitzer"]
 
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+version = "7.5.4"
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-    {file = "tenacity-8.4.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:54b1412b878ddf7e1f1577cd49527bad8cdef32421bd599beac0c6c3f10582fd"},
+    {file = "tenacity-8.4.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9e6f7cf7da729125c7437222f8a522279751cdfbe6b67bfe64f75d3a348661b2"},
+    {file = "tenacity-8.4.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:cd80a53a79336edba8489e767f729e4f391c896956b57140b5d7511a64bbd3ef"},
 ]
 
 [package.extras]
@@ -3602,13 +3726,13 @@ zstd = ["zstandard (>=0.18.0)"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "virtualenv"
-version = "20.26.2"
+version = "20.26.3"
 description = "Virtual Python Environment builder"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.7"
 files = [
-    {file = "virtualenv-20.26.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:a624db5e94f01ad993d476b9ee5346fdf7b9de43ccaee0e0197012dc838a0e9b"},
-    {file = "virtualenv-20.26.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:82bf0f4eebbb78d36ddaee0283d43fe5736b53880b8a8cdcd37390a07ac3741c"},
+    {file = "virtualenv-20.26.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:8cc4a31139e796e9a7de2cd5cf2489de1217193116a8fd42328f1bd65f434589"},
+    {file = "virtualenv-20.26.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:4c43a2a236279d9ea36a0d76f98d84bd6ca94ac4e0f4a3b9d46d05e10fea542a"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -3702,4 +3826,4 @@ test = ["big-O", "importlib-resources", "jaraco.functools", "jaraco.itertools",
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = ">=3.8,<4.0"
-content-hash = "db5d1e5117754b0b72b999729919f87718f144f7161b33ca3bab050852ef4230"
+content-hash = "3ded93d1080119236850468360337582188ec21c17308aecfc1299797de41d0c"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 446a04b..5120d17 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ pandas = "^1.2.4"
 plotly = "^5.5.0"
 matplotlib = "3.7.5"
 scipy = "1.9.3"
+pydantic = "^2.7.4"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.docs]
 optional = true
diff --git a/tests/data/log_test_data.json b/tests/data/log_test_data.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e10ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/log_test_data.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"target": "#document","path": [ "Window" ], "pageUrl": "https://github.com/apache/flagon/tree/master/docker", "pageTitle": "flagon/docker at master · apache/flagon · GitHub", "pageReferrer": "https://gov.teams.microsoft.us/", "browser": { "browser": "chrome", "version": "116.0.0" }, "clientTime": 1719530111079, "microTime": 0,"location": { "x": null, "y": null }, "scrnRes": { "width": 1349, "height":954 }, "type": "load", "logType": "raw", "userAction": true, "details": {"window": true }, "userId": "nobody", "toolVersion": null, "toolName":"test_app", "useraleVersion": "2.3.0", "sessionId":"session_1719530074303"}
diff --git a/tests/test_log.py b/tests/test_log.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5a5a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import json
+import os
+
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+from distill.core.log import Log
+from tests.data_config import DATA_DIR
+
+
+def test_log_constructor():
+    exception_thrown = False
+    try:
+        _ = Log(data="garbage data")
+    except ValidationError:
+        exception_thrown = True
+    assert exception_thrown == True
+
+    with open(os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "log_test_data.json")) as f:
+        data = f.readline()
+        data_object = json.loads(data)
+
+    test_log = Log(data=data)
+    assert test_log is not None
+
+    test_log2 = Log(data=data_object)
+    assert test_log2 is not None
+
+    pageUrl = test_log.data.page_url
+    assert pageUrl == "https://github.com/apache/flagon/tree/master/docker"
+
+
+def test_log_serialize():
+    with open(os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "log_test_data.json")) as f:
+        data = f.readline()
+    test_log = Log(data=data)
+
+    correct_str = json.dumps(
+        json.loads(data), separators=(",", ":"), ensure_ascii=False
+    )
+    serialized_data = test_log.to_json()
+    assert serialized_data == correct_str
+
+
+def test_log_deserialize():
+    with open(os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "log_test_data.json")) as f:
+        data = f.readline()
+    test_log = Log(data=data)
+
+    correct_object = json.loads(data)
+    deserialized_data = test_log.to_dict()
+    assert deserialized_data == correct_object