Jessica Yañez

Jessica L. Yanez is a Personal Injury Attorney at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin. She has 15+ years of legal experience, including over a decade in immigration law before joining the firm. Her practice areas include car accidents, personal injury, Social Security Disability, and workers' compensation.

Yanez earned her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2007 and her Juris Doctor from Elon University School of Law in 2011.

Before joining Farrin, she operated her own immigration law practice in Greensboro and taught as an adjunct professor at Elon University School of Law (2017-2023).

She is admitted to practice in North Carolina, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Immigration Law (2016-2026).

Her professional memberships include the Greensboro Bar Association and North Carolina Advocates for Justice. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (Immigration Law, 2018-2021) and named to Business North Carolina's Legal Elite (2018-2022). She is bilingual in English and Spanish.