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Jared E. Gardner
Practice Focus—Commercial and Employment Litigation, Complex Litigation

Jared Gardner is a civil litigator with experience in a range of practice areas. Jared's primary practice areas are commercial disputes, including complex litigation, and employment disputes, including the prosecution and defense of cases involving non-competition/solicitation agreements, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) and wage and hour law. Jared's litigation experience includes practice in multiple state and federal trial courts as well as significant appellate practice, including argument before both the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Jared graduated summa cum laude from San Diego State University, 1996, with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration. He received his legal education at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), J.D., 1999. Jared joined James, McElroy & Diehl in 2001 after practicing in California with Oakland based Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May (now Reed Smith).

Jared is admitted to practice in the following courts:
All Courts of the State of North Carolina
All Courts of the State of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Jared's multistate litigation experience also includes special admissions to practice in the courts of South Carolina, Texas, Maryland and Tennessee.

Representative matters include:

Darcars of Rockville, Inc. v. Sonic-Rockville Imports, Inc., Circuit Court Montgomery County, Maryland, Case No. 253598. Jared defended Sonic-Rockville Imports, Inc., against a suit in which Darcars of Rockville, Inc., sought specific performance of a contract to purchase a Porsche dealership in Rockville Maryland. The Circuit Court granted summary judgment in favor of Sonic-Rockville Imports, Inc.

Representation of a former Executive of a publicly traded company in an employment related dispute resulting in a multi-million dollar settlement.

The successful defense of numerous Charges of Discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) and state Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs) alleging virtually every type of unlawful discrimination, including discrimination based on sex, race, national origin, religion and age.