Jill Jackson

Jill Schnabel Jackson originally is from Wisconsin. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota in 1996. Ms. Jackson graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1999. While in law school, Ms. Jackson was a staff member for the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation and a member of the Holderness Moot Court National Team. She also received the Gressman-Pollitt Award for outstanding oral advocacy during her first year of law school. Before joining the firm, Ms. Jackson served for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Sarah Parker of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Ms. Jackson's practice is devoted to family law and appeals. She also has extensive experience dividing various types of retirement benefits, including IRAs, pensions, defined contribution plans, and governmental retirement plans.

Ms. Jackson is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law and currently serves on the Family Law Specialization Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. She has been recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as one of the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina and as a "Rising Star" by North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine. Ms. Jackson is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the Wake County Bar Association.  She currently is a member of the Family Law Council of the North Carolina Bar Association and the CLE Curriculum Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association -- Family Law Section.

Ms. Jackson is a frequent course planner and speaker at Continuing Legal Education programs throughout North Carolina. Her recent lectures include "Invasions of Privacy -- Wiretapping and Other Issues," "Desperately Seeking Separate Property: If Every Dollar Had a Name," and "Entry of Judgment and Standards of Appellate Review." Ms. Jackson also has been a guest speaker for the Advanced Family Law seminar at the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Ms. Jackson is married to Christopher Jackson and has two young children.

Jill Jackson's Practice Areas

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Appeals
• Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO)

Contact Jill Jackson 

jjackson@tharringtonsmith.com

Awards

• Listed among the "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina magazine, 2009, 2010
• Recognized as a "Rising Star" by North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine in 2009, 2010
• Earned the top rating (AV^®) in Martindale Hubbell

Appellate Opinions

• Carson v. Carson, ___N.C. App. ___, 680 S.E.2d 885 (2009)

• Baker v. Baker, COA07-1175 (June 3, 2008) (unpublished)

• Markley v. Markley, COA07-1210 (May 20, 2008) (unpublished)

• Mason v. Dwinnell, 190 N.C. App. 209, 660 S.E.2d 58 (2008)

• Cotter v. Cotter, 185 N.C. App. 511, 648 S.E.2d 552 (2007)

• Pascoe v. Pascoe, 183 N.C. App. 648, 645 S.E.2d 620 (2007)

• McCutchen v. McCutchen, 360 N.C. 280, 624 S.E.2d 620 (2006)

• Hook v. Hook, 170 N.C. App. 138, 611 S.E.2d 869 (2005)

• Rowland v. Rowland, 175 N.C. App. 237, 623 S.E.2d 287 (2005)

• Holland v. Holland, 169 N.C. App. 564, 610 S.E.2d 231 (2005)

• Parker v. Alston, COA03-477 (March 16, 2004) (unpublished)

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