Jenny Matthews McKellar

130 S. Franklin St.

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

Direct: 252.972.7060

Fax: 252.972.7045

jmckellar@poynerspruill.com

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Areas of Practice

Litigation

Education

J.D., University of North Carolina, 2005

  • with High Honors

  • Comments Editor, North Carolina Law Review

  • Order of the Coif

B.A., University of North Carolina, 2002

  • with Highest Distinction

  • Phi Beta Kappa

  • 2002 Phillips Travel Scholarship

Profile

Jenny joined Poyner & Spruill in September of 2005 after clerking with the firm during the summer of 2004. Jenny works primarily in the area of business and tort litigation, and has experience in fraud, breach of contract, and negligence actions.  A large part of her practice focuses on representing insurance companies and their insureds in premises liability and negligence actions. Jenny also practices in the area of real property litigation, including contract disputes and land condemnation.

Professional/Community Activities

Women's Network of Eastern North Carolina

North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys

District 7 Judicial District Representative for the North Carolina Bar Associations' Young Lawyer Division

Leadership Rocky Mount

Young Professionals Network of Rocky Mount

Tar River Civic Club, Board Member

Publications

Comment, Admission Denied: An Examination of a Single-Sex Public School Initiative in North Carolina, 82 N.C. L. Rev. 2032 (2004).

Prior Legal Experience

Law Clerk, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Raleigh, NC 2003, 2004

Jurisdictions Licensed

North Carolina