About
Jillian Swords is a Union County native and earned her Bachelors of Science in Journalism from Appalachian State University in 2009. She then freelanced as a author with numerous publications in North Carolina, such as the Watauga Democrat and High County Press, for two years before transferring to New Orleans, Louisiana to attend Tulane Law School. Ms. Swords earned her Juris Doctor from Tulane Law in 2014. In her time at Tulane, Ms. Swords clerked for the Orleans Public Defender, Louisiana Center for Children s Rights, and Innocence Project New Orleans. She worked as a Student Lawyer for the Tulane Criminal Law Clinic from 2013 to 2014, wherein she served as counsel of file for indigent customers and efficaciously argued earlier than the State of Louisiana fifth Circuit Court of Appeal and Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. After regulation college, Ms. Swords clerked for numerous one-of-a-kind New Orleans-primarily based practices in the regions of crook regulation, environmental law, hard work/employment law, and civil rights law.
At Arnold & Smith, PLLC Ms. Swords generally focuses her practices on criminal regulation cases, from visitors violations and DUI/DWI instances, to all tiers of misdemeanor and legal costs at each the nation and federal ranges. Her exercise also consists of civil domestic violence and no-touch order cases. Ms. Swords handles criminal regulation cases by and large in Mecklenburg County and the encompassing counties, in addition to the United States District Court for the Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina.
Ms. Swords also volunteers as General Counsel for Transcend Charlotte, a nearby LGBT+ rights corporation. When she isn't working, she hikes round together with her mutt Jax, builds furniture, and horseback rides.
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Legal Issues
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
Costs
Certificates
Languages
- English
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Lawyer
Arnold & Smith PLLC
2017 - Law Clerk
Innocence Project New Orleans
2013 - Law Clerk
Louisiana Center for Children s Rights
2013 - Law Clerk
Orleans Public Defenders
2012
Educations
Graduation year: 2014
Graduation year: 2009
