Education:
The Ohio State University (B.S.N., cum laude with honors & distinction, 2004); DePaul University College of Law (2006-2007); University of North Carolina (J.D., 2009)

Memberships:
North Carolina State Bar; American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Wake County Bar Association

Practice Areas:
Medical malpractice defense litigation

Email:  kjanicek@ymwlaw.com

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Direct Dial:  919-719-6012

Direct Fax:  919-582-2525

Kristen E. Janicek was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1982.  She received her Bachelor of Nursing degree from the Ohio State University in 2004.  Prior to attending law school, she began her career as a registered nurse at the Ohio State University Medical Center in the surgical intensive care unit in Columbus, Ohio.  While in law school, she interned at the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois, and clerked for Yates, McLamb, & Weyher, L.L.P.  In addition, after completing her first year, she returned to nursing at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill, practicing in the surgical-trauma intensive care unit.  Upon successful completion of law school and passing the North Carolina Bar, she joined Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. in the fall of 2009. She practices in the area of medical malpractice defense litigation.

While in law school, Mrs. Janicek received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award, given to the student who achieves the highest grade in a particular class (Constitutional Law).  Additionally, she served as Executive Editor for the North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology.

Mrs. Janicek and her husband, Josh, live in Raleigh.  In their spare time, they enjoy traveling, visiting with friends and family, and attending concerts and sporting events.

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