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We make a priority that clients understand both the problems at hand, and the proposed options. The firm represents health care providers including physicians and dentists, parties in appeals, parties in litigation, parties in need of regulatory counseling, educators and students from high school through graduate school, vaccine-injured persons, other federal claimants, and property owners requiring defense against major municipal violations, and well as those seeking zoning.
Personalized and economical legal services are delivered with the quality available at larger and national law firms. Clients receive legal representation in a direct, focused, and experienced manner.
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Attorneys
PRINCIPAL
Steven H. Jesser
Attorney Steven H. Jesser is the founder of Steven H. Jesser, Attorney at Law, P.C. He practices in health care law; appellate law; administrative law; schools and education; state, local and municipal law; business and commercial law; probate, wills, trusts and estate administrations and government contracts. For his high ethical standards and long list of successful results, he holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.
After earning a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University, Mr. Jesser attended the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he obtained a Juris Doctor. He is currently a member of many professional organizations. An engaging and knowledgeable speaker, Mr. Jesser has frequently lectured on diverse legal subjects. Also a talented writer, he has published works in many professional publications.
In private practice for over 25 years, he has represented vaccine injury federal claimants, federal government contract claimants, U.S. and international physicians in twenty clinical areas, dental practitioners, nurses and other healthcare providers, diverse students (high school through PhD/medical residents), civil and criminal appellants/appellees, and property owners, in:
Health Law (dentist-physician-nurse legal representation and licensing/discipline)
Appellate Law
Litigation-Regulatory Law
Education-School Law
Vaccine Injury and Other Federal Claims
Municipal Law
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in IL, AZ, DC, MA, NY, TX, WI
Multi-district federal courts and all circuit and DC federal courts
Activities & Affiliations
Mr. Jesser served 14 years as the first Associate General Counsel of Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Northwestern Medicine, renown tertiary care medical center and largest hospital in Illinois.
Mr. Jesser has been a frequent author-lecturer on health, risk management, corporate, and criminal law.
Mr. Jesser is a Supreme Court of Illinois Commission and State Bar of Wisconsin Certified Mentor of law students and new attorneys in four law schools and bar associations.
Prior History to Steven H. Jesser, Attorney at Law P.C.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Northwestern Medicine and all their parent, affiliated and subsidiary corporations - Chicago, IL
(First) Associate General Counsel, 1981-1995 - Northwestern Memorial Hospital is the primary academic medical center for the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and has the largest hospital in-patient bed count in Illinois. Northwestern Memorial Health Care/Northwestern Medicine is its parent corporation with a 2018 fiscal year revenue of $5.25+ Billion. Northwestern Medicine is comprised of twelve major hospitals in seven counties of Northern Illinois.
Education
J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law
Co-Founder, Chancellor Kent International Law Society
Secretary, Student Bar Association
University and Law School Faculty Member
Northwestern University, Undergraduate Degree School of Continuing Studies, Chicago Past Course Instructor, Business Law (autumn, winter, spring and/or summer quarters; thirty courses over ten years)
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Past Course Instructor, Legal Writing
Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Past Course Instructor, Civil Procedure and Administrative Law
Professional Publications Author
Chicago Bar Record, article: The Grand Jury Bypass
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, columns
Chicago Dental Record, articles
Chicago Hospital News, articles
Illinois Physician Discipline
Illinois Advanced Practice Nursing
Legal Treatise Editor/Author
Illinois Jurisprudence, Education Law, Volume 25 (treatise volume, 2011), Lexis-Nexis, publisher; Revising Writer/Editor
Chapter 1: Creation, Organization, Boundaries and Dissolution of School Districts
Chapter 2: Operation of School Districts
Chapter 3: Public School Finance
Chapter 4: Duties and Liabilities of School Districts
Chapter 5: Immunities and Defenses of School Districts
Chapter 6: Attendance
Chapter 7: Transportation of Students
Chapter 8: Evaluation, Promotion and Graduation
Chapter 9: Supervision and Discipline of Students
Chapter 10: Students’ Constitutional Rights
Chapter 11: Discrimination and Harassment; Actions by Students
Chapter 12: Extracurricular Activities
Chapter 13: Special Educational Needs
Chapter 14: Student Records
Chapter 15: School District Employees in General
Chapter 16: Certification and Employment of Teachers and Other Certified Personnel
Chapter 17: Illinois Tenure Law
Chapter 18: Evaluation, Discipline, Dismissal of Teachers and Other Certified Personnel
Chapter 19: Non-Certified Personnel
Chapter 20: Labor Relations
Chapter 21: Civil Rights Actions by School District Employees
Chapter 22: Private Schools and Other Public School Alternatives in General
Chapter 23: Charter Schools
Chapter 24: Private Schools
Chapter 25: Alternative Schools
Chapters 26-27: Home Schooling-Board of Higher Education
Chapter 28: Community Colleges
Chapter 29: Public Colleges and Universities
Chapter 30: Private Colleges and Universities
Chapter 31: Rights and Duties of College Students
Chapter 32: Higher Education Employees
Chapter 33: Labor Relations in Higher Education
Chapter 31: Rights and Duties of College Students
Chapter 32: Higher Education Employees
Chapter 33: Labor Relations in Higher Education
Illinois Jurisprudence, Workers’ Compensation, Volume 26 (treatise volume, 2011), Lexis-Nexis, publisher; Revising Writer/Editor
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Administration and Insurance
Chapter 3: Exclusivity Remedy
Chapter 4: Scope of Coverage
Chapter 5: Compensable Injuries or Illnesses
Chapter 6: Proceedings to Secure Compensation
Chapter 7: Settlements; Agreements on Compensation
Chapter 8: Defenses to Employee Claims
Chapter 9: Third Party Suits-Indemnity, Contribution, and Subrogation
Chapter 10: Compensation Payments
Illinois Jurisprudence, Workers’ Compensation, Volume 27 (treatise chapters, 2005), Lexis-Nexis, publisher; Revising Writer/Editor
Chapter 7: Physicians-Disciplinary Investigations, Hearings and Sanctions
Chapter 11: Nurses
Chapter 12: Physician Assistants
Chapter 13: Other Medical Care Professionals
Law Enforcement Legal Defense Manual, monographs
Good Faith as a Defense
Quasi-Judicial Immunity
Specificity of Pleading Requirements Under the Federal Rules
Medical and Hospital Negligence (treatise chapter: Consent), Callahan & Co., publisher: Consent
Interview
The Suite Magazine (May, 2012) (www.thesuitmagazine.com) - An Attorney with a Medical Practice
Professional Lecturing
American Bar Association - San Francisco, CA
Chicago Administrative Law Bar Association - Chicago, IL
Chicago Bar Association - Chicago, IL
Chicago Dental Society - Chicago, IL
Chicago Medical Society - Chicago, IL
Opioid Abuse and Safe Prescribing Course, with Co-Presenter Chicago Medical Society President - January 11, 2020
Cook County Graduate School of Medicine - Chicago, IL
Cornerstone Medical Management: False Claims Act Webinar - Chicago, IL
Healthcare Fraud Webinar - Chicago, IL
Defense Research Institute - Chicago, IL
Healthcare Risk Management Society of Metropolitan Chicago - Chicago, IL
Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys - Chicago, IL
Illinois State’s Attorneys Association - St. Louis, MO
The Joint Commission (on Accreditation) - Alexandria, Boston, Little Rock, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix
University of Illinois College of Dentistry - Chicago, IL
Recognitions
Selected to Super Lawyers 2020 and previous years, in the fields of:
Administrative Law
Appellate Law
Government Contracts Law
Health Care Law
Schools & Education Law
State, Local & Municipal Law
Selected to AV Preeminent 2020 and previous years, Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating for legal ability/ethical standards) Peer Review Rating
Selected to Lawyers of Distinction 2020, Distinguished Member
Selected to Top Rated Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
Selected to Top-Rated Lawyers 2020 and previous years, Avvo-The American Registry
Selected to Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers Martindale-Hubbell (USA and International)
Selected to Who’s Who in America, American Law, Medicine and Healthcare Who’s Who in the World
Better Business Bureau A+ Rated Accredited Business
Participant, Business Leaders Conference at the White House - Washington, DC
Union League Club of Chicago: Loyal Heart