(Rock Hill, SC) Frost Echols, LLC welcomes Jesse “Jay” Tillman, III as an attorney in our Rock Hill, SC office. Jay has an impressive background as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy flying EA-6B Prowlers in Operation Desert Shield and post-Desert Storm operations. Most recently, Jay was a Deputy Commissioner for the North Carolina Industrial Commission where he was originally appointed in August of 2015 and reappointed in 2021. Jay is admitted to practice in both North Carolina and South Carolina, the U.S. District Courts of North Carolina, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jay has tried numerous jury and bench trials in the various courts of North Carolina. Over his sixteen years of civil litigation, Jay concentrated his practice in the areas of personal injury, construction, real estate, commercial law, products liability, landlord/tenant law, and insurance defense. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and obtained his law degree from the Campbell University School of Law.
Jay’s practice at Frost Echols, LLC will concentrate on litigation for our credit/collection industry clients and other commercial clients. He is joining the firm’s litigation team to aggressively and efficiently defend cases in the Carolinas and across the country.
Jay Tillman’s Contact Information: jay.tillman@frostechols.com
“We are thrilled to have Jay join our firm. His litigation and trial experience will serve all of our clients well. The firm is constantly looking for ways to improve our services. Bringing in an attorney with Jay’s experience allows us to continue an aggressive litigation strategy along with our complimentary compliance attorneys who work to see the issues that lead to litigation are mitigated. Mike and I are proud of the team we have built, and Jay is an exceptional addition.” – Chad Echols, Partner, Frost Echols, LLC
