Jack Waissen leveraged his talent as a nationally competitive junior tennis player to earn a college scholarship that eventually led him to a career in law. As an injury attorney at the Deuterman Law Group, he’s found a job that combines his passion for research and for helping people who have often been wronged by the system that is supposed to protect them.

Waissen graduated summa cum laude from N.C. Central University with a double major in political science and criminal justice. He earned his juris doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2016.  

At the Deuterman Law Group, he will be handling workers’ compensation cases out of both the Greensboro and Winston-Salem offices.

Originally from Basingstoke, England, a town about 50 miles southwest of London, Waissen came to the United States on a tennis scholarship at N.C. Central. He started playing tennis at age 5 and was part of England’s national program as a junior. Around age 16, Waissen decided to focus on education rather than pursuing tennis professionally. But he knew his talent on the tennis court could help him achieve his academic goals, so he set his sights on securing a tennis scholarship in the United States.

While at N.C. Central, he captained the men’s varsity tennis team and also played on the men’s varsity golf team. He was also an assistant coach for N.C. Central’s women’s varsity tennis team for one year.

After undergrad, Waissen earned a full academic scholarship to law school in Alabama. While there, he didn’t have much time to play tennis. But he worked as a research assistant for several professors, served as articles editor for The Journal of the Legal Profession, and volunteered at Raise the Bar, a 6th grade mentoring program in Alabama. In college, he interned with Durham attorney James E. Rogers helping with research and casework.

While in law school, Waissen was a summer associate at Alabama law firms Engel, Hairston & Johanson; Boardman, Carr, Bennett, Watkins, Hill & Gamble; Fischer and Associates; and Espy, Nettles, & Scogin. He gained experience in wrongful death, personal injury, insurance defense, and corporate litigation.

Waissen was admitted to the N.C. State Bar in 2016. 

In his free time, Waissen is an avid sportsman, playing golf, tennis and league soccer. He also enjoys traveling – both weekend trips around North Carolina and longer excursions to Europe. 

About Deuterman Law Group

The Deuterman Law Group is an injury law firm with offices in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, fighting for the rights of injured people inside and outside the courtroom.

Founded in 2003 by Daniel L. Deuterman, the law firm handles a range of injury cases, including workers’ compensation; Social Security disability; veterans disability benefits; automobile, motorcycle and truck accidents; catastrophic injury; and wrongful death claims.

The Deuterman Law Group is focused on professionalism, ethics, respect, customer service, and community service. The firm has won numerous awards for ethics, community service, and its treatment of clients and employees.