Atty. Jay Kerr

TRUE UNDERSTANDING

• Asheville Personal Injury Attorney "My father became disabled when my sisters and I were young
• Our family nearly lost everything, but my parents got good legal advice and persevered
• My mother became a paralegal for the attorney who helped us
• My father became our hero who preserved our future through wisdom, frugality and dignity
• And I became a personal injury attorney focused on matters of personal injury, workers’ compensation, and wrongful death, who truly understands when serious personal injuries hit home
• Today, as a father myself, I passionately strive to help those in Asheville and the surrounding area, who suffer disabling personal injuries or the loss of a loved one find justice, while working to protect children from carelessness." - Jay Kerr Career Passions Jay started his legal career in 1988 focusing on real estate development law, a passion grown from an extended family of builders and developers, including his father, who was a former president of the Charleston Home Builders Association
• Between 1990 and 1993, Jay served as president and in-house counsel of a former mid-size residential construction company, operating in North Carolina and South Carolina
• Today, he remains active in real estate while managing family investment properties in Charleston, SC, and being an avid student of New Urbanism
• Jay’s extensive knowledge and experience in construction and development provides a practical appreciation for the nature of property hazards and the legal area of premises liability
• Consequently, his practice concentrates in helping those who have been injured by hazards on private or business property, and especially within the construction industry
• However, as a father, Jay also is passionate about protecting children from carelessness
• Accordingly, over his legal career he has concentrated in helping children who he believes have been harmed by carelessness, whether through healthcare malpractice, in vehicular collisions, by property hazards, or otherwise
• Articles, Editorship, and Lectures Jay has authored numerous articles on various topics surrounding workers’ compensation and premises liability law
• He is the editor of the General Negligence and Premises Liability Chapters for the North Carolina Manual of Complaints, as published by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and LexisNexis
• He has lectured on various workers’ compensation and premises liability law topics on behalf of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice
• Furthermore, he also has lectured to nurses seeking national certification on the legal aspects of life care planning for the catastrophically injured