Prior to joining Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett, and Brieske, Jessica defended individuals and corporations in civil matters including premises liability, automobile negligence, and trucking litigation.
Jessica previously worked as Staff Counsel for a leading insurance company, practicing in New Jersey, New York, and Georgia offices. There, she gained valuable experience in all phases of litigation including mediation, arbitration, conducting discovery, discovery review and assessment, oral arguments and ultimately represented clients in jury and bench trials.
Jessica earned her B.S. from the University of South Carolina and her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law. During law school she interned for the Superior Court of New Jersey under the Honorable Carolyn Wright, the Chief Prosecutor of Newark at New Jersey’s Municipal Prosecutor’s office and with Prudential Financial as a Law Compliance and Business Ethics Summer Associate.