Jackson C. Key

Jackson C. Key is a Fredericksburg, Virginia, lawyer who focuses on transactional law for individuals, businesses, and local organizations. His practice includes real estate, business, employment, estate planning, and estate administration matters. He helps clients prepare documents, evaluate legal risks, organize transactions, and address practical concerns connected to property, business operations, workplace issues, and estate planning needs. His work emphasizes clear communication and solutions tailored to each client’s goals.

Key earned a J.D. from William & Mary Law School. During law school, he served on the Business Law Review and was president of the George Wythe Society of Citizen Lawyers. He received a B.A. in International Politics from North Carolina State University in 2016, with a minor in History. His education supports practical legal analysis, writing, negotiation, and client counseling in transactional and planning matters.

Key’s background includes experience with the North Carolina Department of Transportation Railroad Division, where he helped prepare first responders and local governments for railroad emergencies. That work added practical insight into planning, public coordination, and risk management. In legal practice, he draws on that experience to help clients address real estate transactions, business needs, employment questions, estate planning documents, and administration matters with organized, pragmatic guidance.

Jackson C. Key is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. His professional affiliations include the Virginia State Bar, American Bar Association, and Fredericksburg Area Bar Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity. Key helps clients move through transactional and planning matters with steady preparation, practical judgment, and attention to legal details that affect personal, business, and community interests.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Parrish Snead Franklin Simpson, PLC
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Fredericksburg Area Bar Association

Licensed State

• Virginia

Education

• North Carolina State University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• North Carolina State University
  Bachelor’s degree

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