Our Staff

Laura S. Jenkins

Timothy E. Wipperman

Jennifer Boyer

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University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Juris Doctor, May 1997
Grade Point Average 3.134
Class Rank: 96 out of 235
Dean’s List

Whittier Law School, Los Angeles, California
January 1994 - August 1994, First Year
Class Rank: 26 out of 269
Law Review Staff
Dean’s List
Second Place ATLA First Year Trial Competition

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts in Business Management, May 1992
Dean’s List
A. J. Fletcher Music Scholar

LAW OFFICES OF JAMES SCOTT FARRIN, Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina
Associate Attorney, September 2003 to August 2004.
Managed “red carpet” personal injury cases, including preparation of demands, complaints, and appearance at UIM arbitration. Managed worker’s compensation cases, including conducting doctors’ depositions and mediations, appearances and brief preparations for motion hearings, the Deputy Commissioner and Full Commission levels of the Industrial Commission, and the Court of Appeals.

LAURA S. JENKINS, P.C., Raleigh, North Carolina
Sole Practitioner/Professional Corporation, October 2000 to September 2003.
Managed plaintiff’s practice, comprised mostly of worker’s compensation and personal injury cases, as well as small business disputes, contract claims, collection matters, and real estate cases. Appeared at the Deputy Commissioner and Full Commission level of the Industrial Commission, conducted Superior and District Court trials and motion hearings, and appeared before the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of North Carolina.

RESNICK & ABRAHAM, L.L.C., Raleigh, North Carolina
Associate Attorney, July 1999 to October 2000.
Managed the North Carolina office and practice for this multi-state firm. Practice comprised mostly of worker’s compensation cases and personal injury cases.

ROBERT A. MILLER, PA, Raleigh, North Carolina
Associate Attorney/Legal Assistant, October 1998 to April 1999, September 1997 to November 1997, and January 1995 to July 1995.
As an associate with Mr. Miller, worked primarily on preparation of personal injury cases for mediation and trial, also worked on some domestic and business matters.

ROBERT E. RUEGGER, Raleigh, North Carolina
Associate Attorney, December 1997 to October 1998.
Performed personal injury civil defense work, including assisting with Superior Court trials, conducting a District Court trial, plaintiff’s depositions and mediations, drafting evaluation letters for insurance carriers, and assisting with appellate briefs.

• Admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1997 and the Eastern District of North Carolina United States District Court in 2000.
• Member of the Worker’s Compensation section and the AutoTorts section of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
• Served as Attorney/Coach for Athens Drive High School NCATL Mock Trial Team.
• Served as Evaluative Judge for NCATL Mock Trial Competition.
• Served in various leadership, back stage volunteer, and performance capacities at Raleigh Little Theater.
• Served as tutor to adults for the Literacy Council of Wake County.
  

Jim Farrin, Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, 4819 Emperor Blvd., Suite 200, Durham, North Carolina 27703.

Gentry Hogan, Wolf & Hogan, P.C., former office-mate, 309 W. Millbrook Road, Suite 141, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609.

Haskell Fitz-Simmons, Artistic Director, Raleigh Little Theater, Pogue Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607.

Melissa Sharpley, Legal Assistant, 5504 Daywood Court, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609.

• Class Standing - 2nd
• North Carolina Central Law Journal - Senior Editor
• Mike Easley Trial Advocacy Board Competition - 2nd Place
• Trial Advocacy Board - Vice-Chair, Member Inter-School Competition Team
• Dean’s List

• Summa cum laude
• The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
• Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society

• Research statutory and case law and draft memoranda of law
• Prepare pleadings for filing
• Draft appellate briefs
• Assist with all aspects of trial preparation
• Prepare clients to be deposed
• Draft responses to interrogatories propounded by adverse parties
• Interview new clients and prepare case summary for the attorney
• Apply legal knowledge to advise attorney on points of law that may impact case

DURHAM COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH, Durham, NC............. 2000-2003
MR/MI Coordinator

• Oversaw services for persons with mental retardation and co-occurring mental illness
• Insured efficient and effective use of $1.7 million in categorical state funding
• Negotiated contracts with service providers
• Provided technical assistance to service providers
• Supervised one technical and six clinical staff members

• Director of human resources
• Provided clinical supervision to residential programs for persons with mental retardation and mental illness
• Managed staff training

• Provided technical assistance to area mental health programs
• Provided training to case managers
• Authored grant applications

• Served as the first Home and Community Based Services case manager in New York
• Selected by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities to provide case management training throughout the state of New York
• Served as an invited member of the State Steering Committee on Medicaid Waiver Case Management
• Served as an invited member of the State Steering Committee on Case Manager Training

UNITED STATES ARMY, Various Locations.............................. 1968 - 1990
Infantry Officer

• Planned and supervised training for a battalion of Eskimo Scouts
• Served as an operations and training officer at battalion, brigade, group, and region levels
• Commanded a mechanized infantry company of 154 soldiers and more than $ 1 million worth of equipment
• Provided curriculum guidance to 105 Reserve Officer Training Programs
• Served as one of the first four Regional Master Trainers for the U.S. Army Leadership Assessment Program
• Led patrols in the Korean Demilitarized Zone to detect and prevent incursions by soldiers and agents of the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
• Served as a U.S. Army Ranger Instructor
• Served as a member of a U.S. Army Special Forces “A” Team

• American Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America - President, NCCU Student Chapter
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Military Officers Association of America

• Law Scholars Program (full academic scholarship)
• Law Journal
• Dean’s List, four of four semesters
• Rank in 2004: 9

• Teaching Fellows Scholarship
• Dean’s List, six semesters

June - July 2004..... U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Helped attorneys in civil division with research, drafting motions, and hearings related to asset forfeiture, civil procedure, medical malpractice, condemnation, bankruptcy, and employment law.

May - August 2003....... Durham County Public Defender’s Office
Helped attorneys and staff with interpretation for Spanish-speaking clients, assisted at trials and court appearances, drafted motions.

1997 - 2001................................ Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Teacher, elementary and middle school Spanish and ESL

1996-1997........................................... Wake County Public Schools
Teacher, elementary school Spanish

Guardian ad Litem, Durham County

Innocence Project, NCCU School of Law

North Carolina Justice Center

Old North Durham Neighborhood Association, board member

Voter registration, summer and fall 2004