Roberts & Stevens,
P.A.
BB&T Building, Suite 1100
One West Pack Square
PO Box 7647
Asheville, NC 28802
828.252.6600
www.roberts-stevens.com
jgrant@roberts-stevens.com
direct dial: 828.258-6909
fax: 828.253.7200
Community Service
- Asheville-Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement, Board of Directors, 2005-2010
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Western North Carolina, Board of Directors, 1997-2001
- City of Asheville Sustainable Economic Development Task Force, Member, 2003-2007
- Mountain Area Child & Family Center, Board of Directors, 2002-2008
- Mountain Area Hospice Foundation, Board of Directors, 2000-2004
- University of North Carolina at Asheville Foundation, Board of Directors, 2011-present
- YMCA of Western North Carolina, Board of Directors, 2006-present, Executive Committee 2009-present
- YWCA of Asheville, Board of Directors, 1997-1999
Jacqueline D. Grant
Jackie Grant, a partner and litigator at Roberts & Stevens, successfully represents individuals, businesses and organizations in a broad range of areas including civil litigation, complex personal injury, employment litigation and professional liability litigation at the trial and appellate levels in both North Carolina State and U.S. Federal Courts.
Jackie has significant experience obtaining settlements and verdicts on behalf of plaintiffs in employment matters, personal injury litigation, and complex litigation cases. Equally, she has obtained numerous defense verdicts on behalf of physicians and hospitals in multi-million dollar medical malpractice cases. She has also successfully defended employers, individuals, and corporations in employment litigation and complex personal injury litigation. She is a formidable negotiator who acts in the best interest of her clients through trial, mediation or arbitration.
Experience
- Complex personal injury
- Employment law
- General civil litigation
- Insurance defense
- Medical malpractice on behalf of hospitals and physicians
Practices & Industries
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Law
- Business Law
- Civil Rights
- Health Care
- Insurance Coverage
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Manufacturers & Distributors
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
Education
- Western Carolina University, BS, magna cum laude, 1992
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, JD, 1995
Professional
- Asheville Consistory #253 Commander in Chief Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Law, 1995
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law/ Defendants, 2012
- Defense Research Institute
- Epps-Daily-Harrell Law Society
- Faculty Presenter at the Palmetto Health Department of Emergency Medicine Class of 2007 Senior Retreat, "Transition to Practice"
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- National Holderness Moot Court Team
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, member 1997-present, Board of Directors 2003-2006
- North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
- North Carolina Bar Association Board of Governors, Executive Committee 2011-present
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, 2010 Rising Star; 2011-2012
- Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2012
- Pisgah Legal Services, Board of Directors, 1996-1998
Bar & Court Admissions
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association: Section: Litigation, Litigation Section Council
- North Carolina State Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, North Carolina, Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts
- U.S. Supreme Court