Jonathan T Nessler

Jonathan T. Nessler began his legal career with Nessler & Associates in 2007. His practice is focused on personal injury claims, including catastrophic automobile accidents, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. Mr. Nessler has dedicated his entire legal career to helping injured people recover for their loss. He is recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyerand a Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer in Illinois. He is also recognized by The Law Bulletin Publishing Company Leading Lawyers as an Emerging Lawyer. Mr. Nessler is recognized by The American Society of Legal Advocates as a "Top 40 Under 40 Litigation Lawyer" in the State of Illinois. In 2016, Mr. Nessler was elected to serve a three year term as an member of the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly. Learn more about this appointment here. Awards and Honors Honors The National Trial Lawyers: “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”, 2014 – Present The National Trial Lawyers: "Top 40 Under 40", 2015 - Present The American Society of Legal Advocates: “Top 40 Under 40 Litigation lawyers in the State of Illinois”, 2016 - Present Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s Leading Lawyers Division: “Emerging Lawyer”, 2015 – Present Member of ISBA Assembly, Illinois State Bar Association, Elected 2016 for a Three Year Term

• Managing Attorney
• Languages
• English

• “Shotgun Seminar” Presented by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund in St. Louis, Missouri, “Common Carrier Liability,”, September 25, 2015, Speaker , 2010
• Speaker, Transportation Law Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund, March 27, 2010
• “Motor Vehicle Crashes from Occurrence to Trial – Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives,”, February 15, 2012, Speaker
• “IICLE Pre-Trial Preparation in Civil Practice Seminar, Requests to Admit or Deny,”, March 30, 2012, Speaker
• “Advanced Evidentiary Issues at Trial,”, January 31, 2013, Moderator and Speaker
• “ITLA Workers’ Compensation Seminar – Traveling Employees & Venture-Newberg, Perini, Stone & Webster v. IWCC,”, November 2, 2013, Speaker
• Representative Clients
• Venture-Newberg Perini Stone & Webster v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n,2012 IL App (4th) 110847WC
• Prime Ins. Syndicate, Inc. v. Woods, 406 Ill. App. 3d 1225, 998 N.E.2d 722, 2011 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 154, 376 Ill. Dec. 180, 2011 WL 11066011 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 2011) (Rule 23 Order)
• Farris v. Sullivan, 2013 IL App (4th) 120753-U, 2013 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1142, 2013 WL 2387716 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 2013) (Rule 23 Order)

• Illinois, 2007
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2008
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2007
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2007
• Supreme Court of Illinois
• Specialties and Certifications
• Specialities are not Permitted in Illinois

• American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2007 - Present (Vice Chair, Law Practice Management Committee)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Lincoln-Douglas American Inn of Court, November, 2011 - Present (Barrister member)
• American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2011 - Present (Vice Chair, Law Practice Management Committee)
• American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, August 2013 – August 2014 (Chair, Law Practice Management Committee)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Sigma Chi