Steven H. Jesser, Attorney at Law, P.C.

Law Firm Overview

o   Steven H. Jesser served 14 years as the first Associate General Counsel of Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, renowned tertiary care medical center and largest hospital in Illinois.                                                              

o   He was a litigation-commercial real estate development attorney of an  international law firm, and was a Chicago felony trial prosecutor.

o   In private practice since 1995, he has represented many U.S. and international physicians, dentists, other healthcare providers, corporations, and individuals in:

contract transactional,

regulatory,

licensing-disciplinary,

intellectual property, 

litigation-trial, and

appellate matters.

o   Admitted to practice in 10 states/50 federal courts,

he has been a frequent author-lecturer on health, corporate, and criminal law. 

Areas of Practice

• Healthcare Business/Disciplinary/Licensing Law
• Business and Commercial Transactions, Litigation, and Appeals
• Representation of Individuals in General Practice
• State and Federal Court Litigation, Appeals, and Mediation
• Healthlaw and Health Insurance Law
• State and Federal Criminal Defense
• Mediation
• Bad Faith Insurance
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Contracts
• Franchising
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability, January 1, 1996 - Present
• 2010 Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (U.S.A. and International), 94th edition, page 1025A
• Selected to 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers
• Co-Founder, Chancellor Kent International Law Society of Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Kent College of Law

Published Works

• The Grand Jury Bypass, Chicago Bar Record
• Columns, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
• Articles, Chicago Dental Record
• Illinois Physician Discipline, Chicago Hospital News
• Illinois Advanced Practice Nursing, Chicago Hospital News
• Physicians-Disciplinary Investigations, Hearings, and Sanctions, Lexis-Nexis: Illiois Jurisprudence, Volume 27, Chapter 7
• Nurses, Lexis-Nexis: Illiois Jurisprudence, Volume 27, Chapter 11
• Physician Assistants, Lexis-Nexis: Illiois Jurisprudence, Volume 27, Chapter 12
• Other Medical Care Professionals, Lexis-Nexis: Illiois Jurisprudence, Volume 27, Chapter 13
• Good Faith as a Defense, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Manual
• Quasi-Judicial Immunity, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Manual
• Specificity of Pleading Requirements Under the Federal Rules, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Manual
• Consent, Callahan & Co.: Medical and Hospital Negligence

Classes and Seminars

• Business Law, Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies, March 1, 1985 - June 1, 1995
• Administrative Law, Loyola University School of Law, September 1, 1994 - December 1, 1994
• Legal Writing, Illinois Institute of Technology College of Law, September 1, 1996 - December 1, 1996

West Practice Categories

Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bad Faith Insurance, Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Child Support, Civil Rights, Communications & Media, Constitutional, Construction, Contracts, Criminal Defense, DUI / DWI, Debtor-Creditor, Divorce, Education, Elder Law, Election Campaign & Political, Eminent Domain, Employment Law -- Employer, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure, Estate Planning, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Franchising, Government Agencies & Programs, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Law, Internet, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord-Tenant, Legal Malpractice, Litigation & Appeals, Medical Malpractice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Military, Native Peoples, Nursing Home Abuse, Patents, Personal Injury, Personal Injury -- Defense, Probate & Estate Administration, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Science & Technology, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts, Whistleblower-Qui Tam, White Collar Crimes, Wills