Licensed in Illinois

The Law Offices of Frederick W. Nessler & Associates, Ltd.
536 N. Bruns Lane, Suite 1
Springfield, IL 62702

Phone: 217-698-0202

Fax: 217-698-0203

Toll-Free: 800-727-8010

Email: jtnessler@nesslerlaw.com

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 from their losses. He is recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer and 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 a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly. Learn more about this appointment here.

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Education

• Bachelor of Science – Agricultural and Environmental Communications and Education
• University of Illinois, 2004
• Juris Doctorate
• University of Illinois, 2007

Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association

Admitted to Practice

• Supreme Court of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

Practice Emphasis

• Mr. Nessler practices primarily in the areas of personal injury, premises liability, automobile negligence, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, and catastrophic injuries.

Professional Achievements

• Barrister member of Lincoln-Douglas American Inn of Court
• November 2011 – Present
• Vice Chair – Law Practice Management Committee – American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division – 2011
• Chair – Law Practice Management Committee – American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division – August 2013 – August 2014
• 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
• Member of ISBA Standing Committee on Law Office Management & Economics, 2017 – 2020
• Member of ISBA Standing Committee on Legal Technology, 2021 – Present
• Moderator “The Basics of Blockchain,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, July 1, 2020
• Moderator “An Introduction to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, August 26, 2020
• Moderator “The Everyday Lawyer’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence & the Practice of Law,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 12, 2021
• “Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Understanding the Businesses Being Built on Blockchains,” Published in Legal Technology, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Associations Standing Committee on Legal Technology in September 2021
• Speaker presenting “Blockchain for Lawyers,” Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association, “Digital Signatures, Smart Contracts, and Blockchain,” October 8, 2021
• Speaker presenting “The Current State of Blockchain and Crypto Technology,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 27, 2022
• Member of ISBA Standing Committee on Law Office Management & Economics, 2017 – 2020 Member of ISBA Standing Committee on Legal Technology, 2021 – Present

Speaking Events and Published Articles

• Speaker at the “Transportation Law Seminar” presented by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund, March 27, 2010
• Speaker at the “Motor Vehicle Crashes from Occurrence to Trial – Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives,” February 15, 2012
• Speaker at the “IICLE Pre-Trial Preparation in Civil Practice Seminar – Requests to Admit or Deny,” March 30, 2012
• Moderator and Speaker at the “Advanced Evidentiary Issues at Trial,” January 31, 2013
• Speaker at the “ITLA Workers’ Compensation Seminar – Traveling Employees & Venture-Newberg, Perini, Stone & Webster v. IWCC,” November 2, 2013
• Speaker at the “Shotgun Seminar” Presented by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund in St. Louis, Missouri – “Common Carrier Liability,” September 25, 2015
• “Lawyers in Small Firms and Solo Practice Must Understand Technology that Impacts the Practice of Law,” Published in The Bottom Line, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on Law Office Management & Economics in September of 2017
• Speaker at the “Medical Evidence for Lawyers” Presented by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – “Securing Medical Records and Opinions, Conducting Discovery, Disclosure Requirements and HIPAA Issues,” November 3, 2017
• Speaker at the Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court – “How Technologies Like Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain are Disrupting the Practice of Law and Why Lawyers Should Care,” November 15, 2017
• Speaker and Moderator for “Ethics Institute: Legal Tech” Presented by IICLE – “Emerging Technologies that are Predicted to Disrupt the Legal Profession,” June 6, 2018
• “What Every Lawyer Lawyer Should Know About the Internet of Things,” Published in The Bottom Line, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on Law Office Management & Economics in June 2019
• “Law Firms Must Be Cautious About the Handling and Storage of Biometric Data,” Published in The Bottom Line, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on Law Office Management & Economics in September 2019
• Moderator “The Basics of Blockchain,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, July 1, 2020
• Moderator “An Introduction to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, August 26, 2020
• Moderator “The Everyday Lawyer’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence & the Practice of Law,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 12, 2021
• “Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Understanding the Businesses Being Built on Blockchains,” Published in Legal Technology, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Associations Standing Committee on Legal Technology in September 2021
• Speaker presenting “Blockchain for Lawyers,” Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association, “Digital Signatures, Smart Contracts, and Blockchain,” October 8, 2021
• Speaker presenting “The Current State of Blockchain and Crypto Technology,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 27, 2022

Representative Cases

 

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)

Crim v. Dietrich, 2016 IL App (4th) 150843