Jamie represents clients in general civil and commercial litigation matters in federal and state court.
Get To Know Jamie
Jamie has experience representing clients in complex civil and commercial litigation matters, including conducting extensive discovery and briefing dispositive motions. She also advises healthcare clients on regulatory compliance matters.
Jamie joined the firm after completing a judicial clerkship with the Hon. Thomas T. Cullen, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. She earned her law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, where she served as the annual survey editor for the University of Richmond Law Review and received the Charles T. Norman Award for Best All-Around Graduating Law Student. During law school, she was a judicial intern to the Hon. Roger L. Gregory, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Hon. John A. Gibney, Jr., U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Jamie studied Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and worked previously in education and non-profits before attending law school. Jamie lives in Floyd County with her husband and beagle, and strives to spend as much of her free time as possible enjoying all the outdoor activities the Roanoke and New River Valleys have to offer.
Experience
- Secured dismissal of all claims brought in federal court against a dental assistant by a Virginia inmate alleging civil rights violations for the treatment he received.
- Wrote successful brief in opposition to motion to dismiss brought in federal court on breach of contract and fraud claims for a local business.
- Negotiated a settlement for negligence-based claims on behalf of an environmental services company following a spill at one of its facilities.
- Experience managing substantial discovery, taking depositions, and writing briefs in federal and state court litigation.
Credentials
Clerkships
The Honorable Thomas T. Cullen, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia
Education
University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif
The University of Texas at Austin, B.A.
Admissions
Virginia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia
U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
Affiliations
- Virginia Bar Association
- Virginia Women Attorneys Association
- Roanoke Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, Roanoke Chapter
- Ted Dalton American Inn of Court
- Feeding Southwest Virginia, Board Member
News & Insights
Other Publications & Media
"Opportunity Gap: A Survey of State Source-of-Income Protection Laws and How They Address the Challenges Facing the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program," 55 University of Richmond Law Review 691, 2021.
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