Leonard T. Jernigan, Jr., born Durham, North Carolina, February 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; United States Supreme Court.

Education and Certifications: Deerfield Academy, Massachusetts (1968); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A. 1972); North Carolina Central University School of Law (J.D. 1976); Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law (2001).

Bars and Courts: Admitted to North Carolina State Bar in 1976. Admitted to practice in all of the Federal District Courts of North Carolina, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Affiliations: Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina Advocates for Justice; Wake County Bar Association; the American Association of Justice; and the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG).

Professional Activites: Author of North Carolina Workers' Compensation Law and Practice, first published in 1988 and now in its 4th Edition; past Chairman of the Workers' Compensation and Workplace Injury Section of the American Association of Justice; past President of Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG), a national non-profit association of workers’ compensation attorneys; plaintiffs’ liaison to the N.C. Industrial Commission’s Advisory Council; past Chairman of the N.C. Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section; adjunct professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law, teaching workers’ compensation law; member, Workers’ Compensation Panel of Attorneys for the National Football League Players’ Association and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association. American Bar Association; listed in the current edition of Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers; Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (AV rated), American Bar Association College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers.

Primary Areas of Practice: Workers’ Compensation; Personal Injury.

E-mail: ltj@jernlaw.com

Education and Certifications: University of Michigan (B.A. 1976); Wayne State University (J.D. 1981); Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law.

Bars and Courts: Admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1981 (inactive) and North Carolina State Bar in 1987.

Affiliations: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations (Member, Joint Committee on the Medico-Legal Guidelines, 1996-2002, Chair, 2002-2004); North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 2001-2006; PAC Trustee, 2001-present; Workers’ Compensation Section, Secretary, 1994-1997, Vice-Chair, 1997-2000; Chair, 2000-2001); North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy (Public Member, 2007-present); Nash County Foundation to Reduce the Use of Drugs (President); AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell; listed in the current edition of Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.

Professional Activities: Mr. Farah served on the Industrial Commission committee which initially helped develop the “NCIC Rules for Utilization of Rehabilitation Professional in Workers’ Compensation Cases” and co-chaired the committee that worked on the revisions for 2000. He is a frequent speaker at educational programs on workers’ compensation topics. He co-chaired the Workers’ Compensation Roundtable from 1995 to 2006. He co-chaired the first “Professionalism for Workers’ Compensation Attorneys” seminar in 2007. Mr. Farah is a peer counselor for the PALS committee of the North Carolina State Bar.

Primary Areas of Practice: Workers’ Compensation.

E-mail: nvf@jernlaw.com

Gina E. Cammarano, born Flushing, New York, September 23 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, North Carolina.

Education and Certifications: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1990); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with Honors, 1995), Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation (2006).

Bars and Courts: Admitted to North Carolina State Bar in 1995. Admitted to practice by U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina in 2009.

Affiliations: North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Member, Workers' Compensation Section; Officer, Workers' Compensation Section Executive Committee); North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Workers' Compensation Section Council); Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group (Member, Workers' Compensation Section and Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Section); NFL Players' Association Panel Attorney; Professional Hockey Players' Association Panel Attorney.

Professional Activities: Ms. Cammarano is a frequent speaker at educational programs on workers' compensation topics. She has spoken at several educational programs sponsored by the North Carolina Industrial Commission and the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. In the past, she has served as the Editor for the North Carolina Bar Association's Course & Scope (a publication about workers' compensation issues in North Carolina). She has been published in Trial Briefs, a periodical for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice.

Primary Areas of Practice: North Carolina Workers' Compensation, Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation, Defense Base Act.
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E-mail: gec@jernlaw.com

Kristina K. Brown, born Columbia, South Carolina, January 20, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, North Carolina.

Education and Certifications: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2002); North Carolina Central University School of Law (J.D., 2008).

Bars and Courts: Admitted to North Carolina State Bar in 2008.

Affiliations: North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Member, Workers' Compensation Section; Member, Auto-Torts Section); North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Workers' Compensation Section ; Member, Young Lawyer's Division );  and the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (Member, Wake County) .

Primary Areas of Practice: Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury.

E-mail: kkb@jernlaw.com