Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette Partner

Jocelyn has managed various stages of the litigation process, including drafting and responding to complaints, propounding and responding to discovery, taking and defending depositions, drafting and arguing various motions, and examining witnesses and arguing at trial. She also has experience in multiple states representing health care service providers, dentists, and certified public accountants before their respective licensing agencies.

After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Jocelyn served on active duty in the Air Force for ten years. She served as a diversity recruiter in the USAFA Admissions Office and an intelligence officer. After law school, she served as a prosecutor and general practice attorney in the Air Force JAG Corps. As a JAG, she also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina. Jocelyn tried seven criminal cases and conducted more than ten administrative hearings as a prosecutor. Prior to joining McGuireWoods, she clerked for the Honorable Barbara A. Jackson at the North Carolina Supreme Court.

As a veteran, Jocelyn enjoys representing servicemembers in her pro bono practice and has successfully obtained additional benefits for disabled veterans. An active member in her community and a diversity and inclusion advocate, Jocelyn recently accepted a gubernatorial appointment to serve on the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, and she also currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Southeast Raleigh YMCA and as a member of its Racial Equity Committee. For these and other contributions to her professional and personal communities, Jocelyn was named to the National Bar Association’s 40 Under 40: Nation’s Best Advocates List.