Jessie C. Fontenot Jr. Winston Salem, North Carolina
| Senior Associate | |
| phone | 336-725-8688 |
| fax | (336) 725-8867 |
| Email Me | |
Jessie is a litigator with experience assisting clients in a wide range of industries, including banking, mortgage lending, trucking, home appliance, construction, and insurance. He seeks out creative, aggressive strategies to maximize his clients' chances of success, and has obtained favorable results for clients through both traditional trial practice and alternative dispute resolution.
Representative engagements include:
- Several engagements representing a national trucking company in accident cases involving serious and catastrophic injuries;
- Successful representation of a national appliance manufacturer in product liability litigation involving issues of carbon monoxide poisoning and mold sickness;
- Successful representation of a national manufacturer providing products to law enforcement in multiple product liability lawsuits involving complex issues of medical causation requiring aggressive use of expert witnesses;
- Successful representation of a financial institution in various disputes, including construction disputes with general contractors, lender liability disputes with borrowers, among others;
- Successful representation of a pharmaceutical company in a complex advertising dispute with a competitor; and
- Successful representation of an employer in an employee fraud matter involving nearly a million dollars in misappropriated funds.
- Education:
- Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina,
2001
J.D.
Honors: Vice President, Black Law Students Association
Law Review: Law and Contemporary Problems, Managing Editor - University of Oklahoma,
1998
B.B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Oklahoma Board of Regents Scholar
Honors: President's Leadership Class
Honors: President, National Student Business League
Major: Marketing
- Past Employment Positions:
- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Atlanta GA, Attorney, 2001 - 2009
- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Atlanta GA, Summer Associate, 1999
- Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Atlanta GA, Summer Associate, 2000
- The Marketing Arm, Dallas, TX, Marketing Intern, 1998
- University of Oklahoma Athletic Department, Norman, OK, Sports Marketing Assistant, 1997







