Jasmine Carpenter is a member of the Firm’s Insurance Practice Group focusing on insurance coverage and defense litigation. Jasmine comes from an insurance defense litigation background beginning in Florida where she defended insurance companies in residential property and auto matters for over a decade. She is experienced in all aspects of insurance defense litigation and prides herself on her strategic and tailored approach which allows her to obtain favorable outcomes for her clients. Currently, Jasmine assists commercial and residential insurance companies in navigating complex coverage issues via analysis and interpretation of contracts and policy language.
Jasmine graduated from North Carolina Central University in 2011 and Barry University School of Law in 2014. She has been recognized in 2021 as a Lawyer of Distinction for her Excellence in Civil Litigation and in 2017 as a National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40. Jasmine maintains active licenses to practice law in Florida, Texas and Arizona and continues to focus on delivering skilled and detail-oriented counsel to her clients.
PRACTICE AREAS
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage
Jessica T. Washington joined the Firm in 2024 and works in the Land Use and Zoning practice group in the Arlington office. Before joining the Firm, Jessica was the Assistant County Attorney for King George, VA where she gained great experience in all facets of local government including zoning law. She also represented and assisted King George’s Community Development Department, Planning Commission, Service Authority, and Board of Supervisors.
Jessica graduated from William & Mary Law School in 2022 where she served as the Senior Notes Editor for William & Mary’s Business Law Review. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from George Mason University in 2018 in Criminology, Law and Society.
Professional Memberships
- Virginia State Bar Association
- Local Government Attorneys of Virginia
Education
- College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 2022
- George Mason University, B.S., magna cum laude, Criminology, Law and Society, 2018
Admitted to Practice In
- Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Mackenzie Boyer continues to build out a successful private practice focused on all aspects of complex general commercial litigation with specific experience in product liability and complex casualty matters. She collaboratively works with all key stakeholders to develop creative and effective legal strategies designed to protect financial and reputational interests.
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Boyer served a judicial internship, judicial externship and law clerkship for the Hon. Stephen L. Petrillo in the New Jersey Superior Court (Essex).
Bar Admissions
• New Jersey
Court Admissions
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Charles Palmer is an associate in the firm’s Mt. Laurel office. He focuses his practice on representing employers, insurance carriers and third-party administrators in all facets of workers’ compensation matters.
He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Prior to joining C&W, Mr. Palmer worked as a workers’ compensation staff attorney for one of New Jersey’s largest insurance carriers where he handled all aspects of workers’ compensation litigation. He also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Brian C. White in Ocean County Superior Court in Toms River, New Jersey.
Mr. Palmer earned his bachelor’s degree in political science, magna cum laude, from Rider University in 2020, where he also completed a certificate in leadership and received the President’s Award, the school’s highest honor. He subsequently received his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2023, where he was the first student in the institution’s history to receive both the Brother Raymond Fitz Social Justice Award and the Dayton Law Leadership Award. Additionally, Mr. Palmer earned the CALI Award for achieving the highest grade in Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiations. During law school, Mr. Palmer served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Peter B. Silvain, Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and was elected 3L Student Bar Association Class President.
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Palmer teaches Civil Liberties and Constitutional Law as an adjunct professor at Rider University. When he is not practicing law, he enjoys traveling and actively participating in community outreach initiatives.