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Charles Palmer

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.

Keani Knight-Walker

Keani Knight-Walker brings a strategic and analytical approach to ShuffieldLowman’s litigation department. Keani represents both businesses and individuals in complex civil and commercial litigation, probate litigation, and trust litigation matters, with a focus on delivering effective solutions to her clients.

Prior to joining the firm, Keani practiced business litigation at several local firms, where she managed cases from inception through resolution, negotiated settlements, and assisted with trial preparation, including exhibit organization and witness examinations. The matters she handled included contract disputes, shareholder and real property issues, trade secret theft, restrictive covenants, and insurance-related claims. She has successfully obtained favorable outcomes for clients, including securing more than $1 million in final judgments for creditors.

Keani earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she received the Fredric G. Levin Ethos of Excellence Governor’s Award. While in law school, she served as Editor-in-Chief of The Florida Journal of Technology Law & Policy and earned a certificate in Intellectual Property Law. She received her Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida.

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Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, “The Sleuth, YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE SLEUTH (Genetically Speaking): The Ethical and Moral Considerations of Commercial DNA Matching and DNA Privacy,” July 2023

Jamila Jones

Jamila Jones was a member of the Hofstra Law Review and is a recipient of the Hofstra University Benjamin Weintraub and Alan N. Resnick Award in Bankruptcy Law and the Pro Bono Gold Level Award.

Jamila focuses her practice on the formation and administration of Delaware statutory trusts in connection with securitizations, debt restructurings, and multi-series mutual funds. She advises financial institutions and trust companies acting as indenture trustees, owner trustees, and in other representative capacities in complex financial transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Jamila worked at Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP in the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights group.

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Kierra Booker

Kierra E. Booker is an associate in the Litigation Department.

Ms. Booker joined Debevoise in 2025. From 2024 to 2025 she clerked for the Honorable Loretta Copeland Biggs in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Ms. Booker received a J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 2024 where she served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Jia Cobb in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, law clerk for Administrative Law Judge Arnette Dorsey at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, student attorney in the Movement Lawyering Clinic, and student attorney in the Child Welfare/Family Justice Clinic. In 2021 she received her M.S. in Criminal Justice and her B.S. in Criminal Justice with a Minor in American Sign Language from Northeastern University.

Ms. Booker is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.

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Jason Onyediri

Jason joined Susman Godfrey after clerking for Judge Carl E. Stewart of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously, he served as a law clerk to Judge Royce C. Lamberth on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law.

During law school, Jason served as Editor in Chief of the Texas Law Review, Permanent Class President for the Texas Law Class of 2023, and Co-President of the Intellectual Property Law Society. Before law school, Jason received his undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin.

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