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.
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, corporations, and individuals in:
Contract transactional, regulatory, licensing-disciplinary, litigation-trial, and appellate matters.
Admitted to practice in 8 states/32 federal courts, he has been a frequent author-lecturer on health, corporate, and criminal law.


Areas of practice

Health Law Contract Transactions and Litigation
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

Insurance Defense

Insurance Law

Litigation & Appeals

Mergers & Acquisitions

Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability, January 1, 1996 - Present

Practice Areas
Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Principal, Steven H. Jesser, Attorney at Law, P.C.1995-Current
Associate General Counsel, Northwestern Memorial Hospital/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, DC Bar, Illinois State Bar Association, Wisconsin State Bar Association., Minnesota State Bar Association, Georgia State Bar Assn., State Bar of Texas, Nebraska State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Racine County Bar Association, Milwaukee 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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