Jerome R. Eatman Jr.

Jerome R. (“Jerry”) Eatman, Jr., is a partner in Lynch & Eatman, L.L.P. Jerry grew up in Raleigh and returned home to practice law in 1982 upon graduation from UNC School of Law. From 1987 to 1993 Jerry was a partner in the firm of Poyner & Spruill where his practice was focused on commercial real estate and land use and zoning matters. At Lynch & Eatman since 1993, Jerry has worked with developers, land owners and agribusiness interests on a variety of land use, environmental, development, financing, and restructuring projects. Jerry has long been active in a number of environmental and conservation groups. He is a former state board member of the Coastal Conservation Association and served six years as a board member of the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation (now Sound Rivers), serving three years as its president. In 2016 Lynch & Eatman received special recognition from Sound Rivers for its pro bono legal representation of Sound Rivers and other environmental organizations. Awards and Honors Honors Recognition from Sound Rivers for its pro bono legal representation of Sound Rivers and other environmental organizations

• Partner

• Poyner & Spruill, Partner, 1987 - 1993

• Regulation of Wireless Communication Towers, NCBA Seminar
• Handling Client Funds and Trust Fund Maintenance, NCBA Real Property Section Annual Meeting
• Joint Ventures with Lenders, NCBA Commercial Real Estate Seminar
• Future Advance Lending, NCBA Commercial Real Estate Seminar
• “Trust Fund Regulations, Conflicts of Interest, Investing with Clients and Officer and Director Liability”, NCBA Real Property Section Newsletter-4-part Ethics Article
• “Leasehold Lending and Deeds of Trust”, NCBA Real Property Section Newsletter
• Drafting Opinion Letters (Seminar Paper and Presentation), NCBA Real Property Section Annual Meeting, 2006 - Present
• Ground Leases – Landlord’s Perspective, NCBA Real Property Hot Topics, 2009 - Present

• Coastal Conservation Association, Former State Board Member
• Pamlico-Tar River Foundation (now Sound Rivers), Board Member
• Pamlico-Tar River Foundation (now Sound Rivers), President
• Volunteer Lawyer, United States Committee on Immigrants and Refugees
• Partners Read Volunteer - Wake County Education Partnership, 2015 - Present

• North Carolina, 1982
• U.S. Tax Court, 1989
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2015

• North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Chi Phi