Vicki Jayne joined the Office of the Capital Defender and opened the regional office in Asheville in 2012. Prior to that she represented various agencies, the city of Hickory and Hickory Police Department before establishing her private practice concentrating on Federal and State criminal defense. To date, Vicki has represented capital and non-capital clients in 25 counties across the western and piedmont of North Carolina. She has presented on a variety of subjects at numerous CLEs and trainings for roster attorneys and public defenders and has published several articles in the NCAJ Trial Briefs. She carries a full case load in the western part of the state as well as serving as a capital consultant and mentor for new roster attorneys.

Vicki is a member of NCAJ’s Education Committee.

She earned her J.D. at UNC School of Law and has been a member of NCAJ since 2020.