Education
Legal Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 2001
- LL.M.
- Major: Ocean and Coastal Law
- Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 2000
- Honors: Dean's Scholastic Honors Award, Top 10%-Fall 1998
- Honors: CALI Award - Highest Grade Criminal Procedure (Fall 1998)
- Honors: Trial Bar Member (Trial Advocacy Competition)
Non Legal Education
- Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 1997
- B.A.
- Honors: 3.65/4.0, Top 5%
- Major: Criminal Justice
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Past Positions
- Samuel Spatzer, P.A., Academic Law Clerk, 2001
- Holland & Knight, L.L.P., Academic Law Clerk, 2000
- United States Attorney's Office, Eastern Dist. of N.C., Legal Intern, 1999
- 10th Judicial Circuit Solicitor's Office, Legal Intern, 1998
- Stokes & Bartholemew, P.A., Legal Assistant/Runner, 1997
- Sweet & Maxwell and Police Review, Legal Publishing Researcher, 1996
- City of Auburn Police Department, Public Safety Communications Officer, 1994 - 1995
- Army National Guard, Specialist E-4, 1994 - 2000
Classes and Seminars
- Instructor, Admiralty Law, Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Fall, 2007
- Instructor, Ocean & Coastal Law, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, M.A.L.S. Fall 2003; P.S. Fall 2005
- Instructor, Civil Litigation I, Cape Fear Community College, Fall 2002 and 2004
- Instructor, Criminal Law, Cape Fear Community College, Spring 2003
- Instructor, Commercial Law, Cape Fear Community College, Spring 2004
- Charter Guide Liability Awareness Seminar, 2008
Published Works
Articles
- "The Protection of Sunken Warships as Grave Sites at Sea", Maritime Law Association of the United States, The University of Maine Ocean and Coastal Law Journal, Vol. 7, Book 1, Spring, 2002
- "The Protection of Sunken Warships as Objects Entitled to Sovereign Immunity", Maritime Law Association of the United States, The University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Vol. 33, No. 1, Spring, 2002
- "Sources for Marina Liability for Storage and Repair Ashore and the Effectiveness of Red Letter Clauses", Maritime Law Association of the United States, The Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, Vol. 37, No. 4, October, 2006
- "Recent Developments in Admiralty Law in the United States Supreme Court and the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Circuits, Maritime Law Association of the United States", Maritime Law Association of the United States Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Program Materials, June, 2004
- "Recent Developments in Salvage Law", Maritime Law Association of the United States, Maritime Law Association, Available at www.mlaus.org, 2004
- "Recent Developments in Salvage Law", Maritime Law Association of the United States, Maritime Law Association, Available at www.mlaus.org, 2005
- "Recent Developments in Salvage Law", Maritime Law Association of the United States, Maritime Law Association, Available at www.mlaus.org, 2006
- "Recent Developments in Salvage Law", Maritime Law Association of the United States, Maritime Law Association, Available at www.mlaus.org, 2007
- "Recent Developments in Salvage Law", Maritime Law Association of the United States, Maritime Law Association, Available at www.mlaus.org, 2008
- "Sources for Marina Liability for Storage and Repair Ashore and the Effectiveness of Red Letter Clauses", Maritime Law Association of the United States, CLE Materials, Fall, 2005
- Quoted in "Admiralty" North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 20 NCLW 0925, November, 2007
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 2001
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2001
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2005
Other Affiliations
- Maritime Law Association, 2004 - Present (Proctor, Salvage Committee Secretary)
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
- Kiwanis Club, 2004 - 2005 (Board of Directors)
- Cape Fear Auburn Club (Founder, President, 2002-2004)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Jason R. Harris |
| Firm | Cranfill Sumner |
| Address | 5420 Wade Park Boulevard, #300, Raleigh, NC 27607 |
| Phone | 919-828-5100 |
| Phone | 704-332-8300 |
| Phone | 910-777-6000 |
| Website | www.cshlaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |