Background
Jernigan, John Lee was born on May 29, 1942 in Atlanta. Son of Alton Lee and Marian (Heidt) Jernigan.
Jernigan, John Lee was born on May 29, 1942 in Atlanta. Son of Alton Lee and Marian (Heidt) Jernigan.
Davidson College (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). University of North Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Chairman, District Bar Candidate Committee of The Board of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina, 1978-1983.
Member, Davidson College Board of Visitors, since 1986, Member, Board of Trustees: North Carolina Symphony Foundation, since 1982.
Choate Rosemary Hall School, since 1989.
Worked at Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, Limited liability partnership (Raleigh, North Carolina) specializing in Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Business Law, Civil Practice, Collections, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computers and Software, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights, Disabilities, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Fidelity and Surety, Finance, Franchises and Franchising, General Practice, Government, Health Care, Hospital Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mortgages, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Torts, Trade and Professional Associations, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Wills, Workers Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1967, North Carolina. Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Chairman, District Bar Candidate Committee of The Board of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina, 1978-1983.
Member, Davidson College Board of Visitors, 1986. Member, Board of Trustees: North Carolina Symphony Foundation, 1982-1991.
Choate Rosemary Hall School, 1989-1992. Board of Advisors, Banking Law Institute, University of North Carolina School of Law.
Member: Wake County (Member, Executive Committee, 1975-1978), North Carolina (Chairman, Business Law Section, 1985-1987.
Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1992. Member, Executive Committee, 1989-1991. Chairman, Bar Center Cabinet, 1994) and American Bar Associations.
North Carolina State Bar.
American Judicature Society. American Counsel Association.
Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Military: Captain, American Dental Association, United States Army Reserve, active duty, 1967-1969.
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Member, Davidson College Board of Visitors, 1986. Member, Board of Trustees: North Carolina Symphony Foundation, 1982-1991. Choate Rosemary Hall School, 1989-1992.
Board of Advisors, Banking Law Institute, University of North Carolina School of Law.
Member: Wake County (Member, Executive Committee, 1975-1978), North Carolina (Chairman, Business Law Section, 1985-1987. Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1992.
Member, Executive Committee, 1989-1991. Chairman, Bar Center Cabinet, 1994) and American Bar Associations.
North Carolina State Bar.
American Judicature Society. American Counsel Association. Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
Military: Captain, American Dental Association, United States Army Reserve, active duty, 1967-1969.
Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Military: Captain, American Dental Association, United States Army Reserve, active duty, 1967-1969.
Married Virginia McKinney. Children: Lee Ashley, Frank McKinney.