Jerri J. Simmons - Charlotte, NC

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 2010
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007
    B.A.
    Major: Journalism and Psychology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Professor Luellen Curry, Teaching Assistant, 2008 - 2010

Classes and Seminars

• 2022 – Workers’ Compensation Insitute Conference, Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute, Panel Speaker, “CSI: Orlando Special Claims Investigation” in Orlando, FL
  
• 2021 – Workers’ Compensation Institute Conference, Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute Multi-State Breakout Day, Panel Speaker in Orlando FL
  
• 2021 – 26th Annual NC Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, Panel Speaker, “Treating the Workers’ Compensation Patient and Maximizing Return-To-Work Potential”
  
• 2021 – “Asbestos Claims: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” – Webinar
  
• 2021 – Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute, “Deep Dive: A State-by-State Exploration of Top Tips for Defending COVID-19 Claims, Investigating Remote Injuries and Moving Claims Forward in Today’s Remote World” – Webinar
  
• 2021 – “How to Handle Asbestos Claims” – Webinar
  
• 2020 – “Diggin’ In To Disability” – Webinar
  
• 2020 – Workers’ Compensation Section Annual Meeting, Panel Speaker, “Six Months In . . . Forecasting the Future of N.C.G.S. Section 97-29(c)”
  
• 2019 – “2019 Flood Case Law Update” – Webinar
  
• 2019 – “2019 Case Law Update: Examination of Recent WC Cases, Rules, and Procedures” – Webinar
  
• “Navigating Attendant Care Issues,” Course & Scope – Workers’ Compensation Section of the NC Bar Association, April 2014

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 2010

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Mediator - North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission

Other Affiliations

• Harmonie Group Diversity Committee, Member
• NC Association of Defense Attorneys, Board of Directors, Member (2019 - 2022)
• NC Association of Defense Attorneys WC Committee, Chair (2018-2019), Vice Chair (2017 - 2018)
• NCBA, Workers' Compensation Section, Member
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Member
• John S. Leary Association of Black Attorneys, Parliamentarian (2015 - 2016), Shadow Board (2014 - 2015)
• Treasurer and Secretary, Women in Law (2009 - 2010)