Background
Jackson, Gary W. was born on November 9, 1954 in Center, Texas, United States.
Jackson, Gary W. was born on November 9, 1954 in Center, Texas, United States.
Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1976: Juris Doctor, 1979). Staff Member, 1977-1978 and Editorial Board Member, 1978-1979, Duke Law Journal. Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge Robert P. Aguilar, Northern District of California, 1980-1981.
Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School, 1984-1985. Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, since 1985.
Recent Developments Reporter, International Litigation Quarterly, since 1988.
American Secretary Life Assur. v. Mason, 836 F. Supp.333 (East.D.N.C.1993); Strickland v. Flue-Cured Tobacco Company-op, 693 F. Supp.310 (Distinguished Service Cross. 1986); Yates v. New South Pizza, Limited., 330 North Carolina 790 (1992).Worked at McMehan, Weidner & Jackson (Charlotte, North Carolina) specializing in Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Employment Practices, Products Liability, FELA, Complex Torts and Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, California. 1985, New York; 1987, North Carolina.
United States.
District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California. United States. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New New York United States. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth and Fourth Circuits. Staff Member, 1977-1978 and Editorial Board Member, 1978-1979, Duke Law Journal. Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge Robert P. Aguilar, Northern District of California, 1980-1981.
Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School, 1984-1985. Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1985.
Partner, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1989-1995). Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Chair, International Section, 1994-1995.
Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member: International Litigation Committee, 1981.
Litigation Section) Bar Associations. North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. McMehan, Weidner, Hood and Jackson is one of the largest plaintiffs law firms in North Carolina and South Carolina with 7 attorneys and fully staffed offices in four cities.
The firm handles cases throughout North Carolina and South Carolina.
Principal areas of practice include personal injury, workers compensation, construction litigation, defective products cases, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice and class action and complex litigation matters.
Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1985. Partner, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1989-1995). Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Chair, International Section, 1994-1995.
Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member: International Litigation Committee, 1981.
Litigation Section) Bar Associations. North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.