May 21, 2025 (Atlanta, GA) – Hawkins Parnell & Young has elected Atlanta litigator and trial lawyer Jennie Rogers to the firm's partnership. Rogers, who joined the firm as of counsel in 2024, brings nearly 40 years of first‑chair trial and appellate experience defending Fortune 500 retailers, global manufacturers, and national trucking companies against catastrophic injury, product liability, and premises liability claims.

“Jennie blends battle-tested courtroom skills with an in-house perspective on cost control and efficiency,” said Peter York, managing partner of Hawkins Parnell. “We are thrilled to welcome a lawyer of her caliber to the partnership.”

Rogers added, “I am honored to join the partnership and continue advancing Hawkins Parnell’s trial‑ready culture."

Before joining Hawkins Parnell, Rogers served as counsel at AIG, directing North American tort litigation for insured and self-insured entities and supervising statewide trial teams in Georgia as managing attorney for AIG Staff Counsel in Atlanta.

Rogers obtained her J.D. and B.A. from William & Mary. She is licensed in Georgia and Virginia.

About Hawkins Parnell & Young

Hawkins Parnell & Young is a national defense litigation firm that has represented many of the largest and most well-known companies in high-risk litigation and business disputes. The 250-strong litigation team works with clients to develop winning defense strategies and, if necessary, try cases to verdict in all 50 states.