Jenna Fruechtenicht Butler
127 Racine Drive
University Corporate Center

Wilmington, North Carolina
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Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 7068
Wilmington, North Carolina
28406-7068

Phone: 910-794-4829
Fax: 910-794-4877
Email: jfb@wardandsmith.com

Ms. Butler's practice experience encompasses various areas of civil litigation in both the federal and state courts and before the National Association of Securities Dealers.  She advises clients and litigates cases involving all forms of commercial disputes, including contract breaches, trusts and estates litigation, insurance litigation, and securities litigation. Ms. Butler's practice also involves representing and advising community associations, including litigating civil disputes on behalf of community associations and their members.   She is recognized in "Super Lawyers," a list of top North Carolina attorneys by North Carolina Super Lawyers, as one of  the top 50 women. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Butler practiced in Atlanta, Georgia, and from 1995 to 1996 served as law clerk to the Honorable Malcolm J. Howard, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Practice Groups
Business Litigation
Litigation
Trusts and Estates Litigation

Practice Specialties
Business and Commercial Litigation
Trusts and Estates Litigation
Contract and Securities Litigation
General Civil Litigation
Community Association Disputes

Bar Admissions
North Carolina, 1996
Georgia, 1996

Court Admissions
All state courts in Georgia
All state courts in North Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
United States District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
United States Supreme Court

Education
J.D., cum laude, Wake Forest University, 1995. Moot Court Board, Notes and Comments Editor, Wake Forest Law Review.
B.A., magna cum laude, Wake Forest University, 1992

Memberships
American Bar Association — Section: Litigation
Fifth Judicial District Bar Association (board member)
New Hanover County Bar Association (past president)
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Construction Law; Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law; Litigation (member, Commercial and Business Litigation, Pretrial Practice and Discovery, Real Estate Litigation, and Securities Litigation Committees)

Publications
Construction
Litigation

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