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Jesse is an associate in the firm’s Real Estate practice. She focuses her practice on the acquisition, sale, development, financing, and leasing of commercial real estate. Her experience includes commercial lending and real estate finance.

Prior to joining the firm, Jesse served as a law clerk for Senior Justice Lawrence Koontz in the Supreme Court of Virginia. Jesse received her J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In law school, Jesse served as notes editor of the Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice and was a member of the Women Law Students Association.

  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation (2025-2026), Real Estate Law (2026)

Jesse is an associate in the firm’s Real Estate practice. She focuses her practice on the acquisition, sale, development, financing, and leasing of commercial real estate. Her experience includes commercial lending and real estate finance.

Prior to joining the firm, Jesse served as a law clerk for Senior Justice Lawrence Koontz in the Supreme Court of Virginia. Jesse received her J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In law school, Jesse served as notes editor of the Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice and was a member of the Women Law Students Association.

  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation (2025-2026), Real Estate Law (2026)

Top areas of focus

  • Externing law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence L. Koontz, Supreme Court of Virginia, 2019 – 2020
  • Judicial intern to the Honorable Robert S. Ballou, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 2018

Education

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 2020
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S., 2016

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina