Overview

About Steven H. Jesser

Steven H. Jesser served 14 years as the first Associate General Counsel of Northwestern Memorial Hospital/HealthCare, renowned tertiary care medical center and largest hospital in Illinois, with $1,700,000,000 total 2009 fiscal year operating revenue.

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

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

Contract transactional, regulatory, licensing-disciplinary, intellectual property, litigation-trial, and appellate matters.

Admitted to practice in 10 states (IL, AZ, DC, GA, MA, MN, NE, NY, TX, WI) and 50 federal courts, he has been a frequent author-lecturer on health, corporate, and criminal law.

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Selected to 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating for Legal Ability and Ethical Standards

2010 Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers(U.S.A. and International),94th edition,

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AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Health Law Contract Transactions and Litigation;

Health Corporate Law;

Business and Commercial Contract Transactions, Litigation, and Appeals;

State and Federal Court Litigation-Trials, Appeals, and Mediation-Arbitration;

State and Federal Criminal and Appellate Defense;

Representation of Individuals in General Practice.







Practice Areas
Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Principal, Steven H. Jesser, Attorney at Law, P.C.1995-Current
Associate General Counsel, Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Northwestern Memorial HealthCare1981-1995
Associate Counsel, DLA Piper1978-1981
Assistant State's Attorney-Felony Trial Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney 1974-1978
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
Illinois Institute of TechnologyLawJ.D1974
Northwestern UniversityWeinberg College of Arts & SciencesB.A1970
Professional Affiliations
PositionYears
Member, State Bar of ArizonaCurrent
Member, Chicago Bar Association, DC Bar, Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, Illinois State Bar Association, Milwaukee Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association, Racine County Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia, State Bar of Texas, State Bar of WisconsinCurrent
Member, Scottsdale Bar AssociationCurrent

Publications

Publications
TitlePublisherPublished
Articles, Chapters, and Columns
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, columns 1975-1976 Law Enforcement Legal Defense Center, monographs 1974-1976 Chicago Bar (Association) Record, “The Grand Jury Bypass” 1976 Medical and Hospital Negligence (treatise chapter), “Consent,” Callahan & Co.,publisher 1986 Chicago Dental Record, articles 2003-2006 IL Jurisprudence Vol. 27 (treatise chapters), LexisNexis, publisher: 2005 o Physicians-Disciplinary Investigations, Hearings and Sanctions (Chapter 7) o Nurses ( Chapter 11) o Physician Assistants (Chapter 12) o Other Medical Care Professionals (Chapter 13) Chicago Hospital News, articles: “Illinois Physician Discipline” “Illinois Advanced Practice Nursing” 2006

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