Overview
Jackie Jernigan is an Advanced Certified Paralegal and Florida Registered Paralegal who joined Gunster’s Private Wealth Services practice in 2025.
Jackie has over three decades of paralegal experience in Palm Beach County, Florida, exclusively working in the areas of probate, trust administration, wealth management, and fiduciary tax and accounting preparation.
Jackie obtained both her bachelor’s degree in business and paralegal certificate with honors from Florida Atlantic University. She is a member of and has served the Florida Bar, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, and the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Paralegal Association of Florida, in various capacities throughout her legal career.
Jackie understands the importance of creating long-term generational relationships and the sensitivity involved in meeting client needs. Outside of work, she devotes much of her spare time to volunteering in several local charitable organizations and is an avid animal lover and advocate.
Involvement
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Paralegal Committee, 2018-present
- Committee Co-Chair, 2023-present
- Paralegal Committee, 2018-present
- NALA, 2014-present
- Florida Bar Association
- Florida Registered Paralegal Section, 2009-present
- Enrichment Committee, 2018-22
- Florida Registered Paralegal Section, 2009-present
- Palm Beach County Chapter, Paralegal Association of Florida, 2008-present
- HCE Fundraising Committee, 2008-18
- Scholarship Committee Chair, 2016-18
Practices
Education
- Florida Atlantic University, Bachelor of Business Administration, 1992
- Florida Atlantic University, Honors Certificate, Paralegal Program, 2001