Jay P. Tobin

Background

Jay represents his clients throughout North Carolina in both state and federal court. His main areas of practice involve the defense and representation of clients in the areas of products liability, construction and blasting, cargo and transportation, commercial and business, and professional malpractice and negligence. Jay has successfully defended jury trials to defense verdicts for his clients in many different venues in our state.

As part of his service to his clients, Jay has participated in planning and presenting legal educational programs at his clients’ offices on topics of interest to his clients. He has also presented papers that he has authored at Continuing Legal Education classes for lawyers in North Carolina.

Jay obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina in 1986. He obtained his law degree from the University of North Carolina in 1991, where he was selected for membership in The Order of Barristers. Following law school, Jay practiced commercial litigation for five years at another law firm before joining Young Moore and Henderson, P.A. in 1996. At the firm, Jay is a shareholder and a member of the firm’s recruiting committee.

Practice Areas

• Product Liability
• Business Litigation
• Construction Law
• Trucking and Transportation
• Professional Liability

Education & Bar Admissions

• J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1991
• B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986 

Admitted in

• North Carolina, 1991
• U.S. District Courts for North Carolina

Professional & Civic Activity

• Wake County Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• ALFA International, products and liability steering committee
• Conference of Freight Counsel
• International Society of Explosive Engineers
• Defense Research Council

Milestones

• Marker & Assoc., Inc. v. J. Allan Hall & Assoc., 314 F.Supp.2d 555 (E.D.N.C., 2004)
• Price v. Federal Paper Bd. Co., 145 F.3d 1325 (Table, Text in Westlaw),(Unpublished Disposition), 1998 WL 230915 (4th Cir. 1998)
• Taylor v. Mayflower Transit, Inc., 22 F.Supp.2d 509 (W.D.N.C., 1998)
• Carraway v. Mayflower Transit, Inc., 36 F.Supp.2d 262 (E.D.N.C., 1998)
• Werner v. Lawrence Transp. Systems, Inc., 52 F.Supp.2d 567 (E.D.N.C., 1998)

Disclaimer: The above information may not necessarily reflect the attorney’s entire record, and the outcome of any particular future matter cannot be predicated on the attorney’s or law firm’s past results.