Jill F. Cramer

Jill Cramer serves as the general counsel for the N.C. Department of Labor. Jill is responsible for providing legal advice to Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry; all divisions and bureaus; managing program and personnel litigation; as well as developing and promulgating rules. 

Prior to Cramer’s appointment to this position March 1, 2017, the North Carolina native held several legal positions in state government, including working with the N.C. General Assembly, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice. She also previously worked with the N. C. Department of Labor as regulatory counsel with the OSH Division.  Cramer has over 15 years of public service, and has worked in private practice in the areas of creditor’s rights, secured transactions and bankruptcy.