Education:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Political Science, 1994); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1999)

Memberships:                                                                                                                             North North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Hospital Risk Managers; Wake County Bar Association

 

Practice Areas:
Medical malpractice defense, Medical Board proceedings, selective plaintiffs' litigation, commercial litigation and construction litigation

Email: jnewton@ymwlaw.com      

Direct Dial: 919-719-6034

Mr. Newton is a partner and has practiced with the firm since completing law school. His practice focuses on the defense of doctors, nurses and hospitals in medical malpractice cases in North Carolina. A significant portion of his practice has been devoted to the defense of healthcare providers in catastrophic injury cases, and he has developed a special interest in defending the damages portion of catastrophic injury cases. In the non-medical setting, Mr. Newton has been involved in the defense of products liability cases and in a select number of cases on behalf of plaintiffs.

In 2007, Mr. Newton was voted as one of North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in the inaugural "Young Guns" category (of North Carolina attorneys under 40 years old) in a survey done by North Carolina Business Magazine. Selection for this distinction is based upon ballots sent to every lawyer licensed by the State Bar living in North Carolina. ¹

Mr. Newton attended his first year of law school at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. At Mercer, he placed in the top eight percent of his class, received an offer of an academic scholarship, received the Faculty Award for Achievement in Legal Writing and was invited to join the school's law review journal based upon his academic performance. After deciding he wished to return home to North Carolina to practice law, Mr. Newton transferred to and graduated from Wake Forest University's School of Law, where he graduated in the top-third of his class and received top academic awards in Complex Civil Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Remedies courses.

At Wake Forest, Mr. Newton was selected as a member of the school's National Moot Court Team, which advanced to compete in the final rounds of the American College of Trial Lawyers' National Moot Court Competition in 1998-1999. He was selected for membership in the school's Chief Justice Joseph Branch Inn of Court, was awarded membership in the Order of Barristers, and received the school's Moot Court Board Award for Outstanding Contribution upon graduation. Mr. Newton placed as a semi-finalist in the school's 26th Annual Stanley Moot Court Competition and was also selected to serve as member of the school's Constitutional Law Moot Court Team for the Craven competition held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Mr. Newton has served as a member of multiple committees of the North Carolina Bar Association including the Technology Advisory Committee (2000 to 2004), the Medico-Legal Liaison Committee (2004-2007) and the Litigation Section's Technology Committee (2006-2007). He serves as a member of the 2007 Conference Program Committee for the North Carolina Association of Hospital Risk Managers. He has given CLE lectures on medical malpractice for members of the legal profession and has frequently lectured to physicians, nurses, and hospital staff on the issues and trends in medical malpractice in North Carolina.

In his spare time, Mr. Newton enjoys running, Asian cooking, and international travel. Closer to home, he enjoys spending time with his family in eastern North Carolina.

 

1 Selection criteria located at www.businessnc.com