Lawyer Bio : Gemma Saluta

Gemma Saluta

Winston-Salem

Gemma Saluta defends manufacturers, sellers, distributors and other businesses in product liability litigation.

Gemma’s clients range from small family-owned businesses to global corporations.  They also include government entities such as city governments and local boards of education. She represents clients in both state and federal courts. 

She has represented clients both non-jury and jury trials.  She has argued before the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Her product liability litigation experience includes:

  • Personal injury defense
  • Breach of contract claims
  • Slip and fall defense
  • Director & officers’ liability coverage
  • Professional liability and errors and omissions coverage
  • Asbestos remediation
  • General tort claims
Her experience includes counseling health care providers regarding:

  • Medical records privacy issues
  • Cases involving incentive loans to recruit doctors
  • Worker’s compensation matters
Gemma’s extensive pro bono experience includes death penalty appeals and landlord/tenant cases on behalf of North Carolina Legal Aid.

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Professional Activities

Admitted to bar: 2007, North Carolina.

Civic Activities

Board of Directors, HandsOn Northwest North Carolina; Member, Family Violence Impact Council, United Way of Forsyth County

Education

B.A. Political Science, 1999, Wake Forest University, cum laude; J.D., 2007, North Carolina Central University, summa cum laude, salutatorian; Law Review; Moot Court; Trial Team; Quarterfinalist 2006 Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition; 2007 Prince National Evidence Moot Court Competition; 2006 ATLA Regional Trial Team Competition.

Prior Legal Experience

Summer Associate, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Winston-Salem, NC, Summer 2005 and 2006; Clinic Volunteer, Duke Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, Durham, NC, May-June 2006; Legal Intern, Attorney General’s Office, NC Department of Justice, Raleigh, NC, May-July 2004.

Prior Business Experience

Instructor, Duke University, Certificate in Non-Profit Management, Durham, NC, 2002-2006; Youth Services Coordinator, Family Services, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC 2000-2003.

Areas of Proficiency

  • Products Liability Litigation

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