A Senior Managing Litigation Attorney and team leader at Dolan Law Firm, Jeremy M. Jessup represents individuals who have suffered catastrophic losses in personal injury cases and families of loved ones who died in wrongful death lawsuits. Prior to joining The Dolan Law Firm, Jeremy spent 15 years representing defendants in high exposure/catastrophic loss personal injury litigation cases.
Mr. Jessup graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Social Science in 1997. He received his J.D. from University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 2000. Mr. Jessup has experience handling all aspects of civil litigation, including trials, in the areas of personal injury, premises liability, and contract disputes. He has been a member of the California State Bar Association since 2000. He is also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Northern District of California and Eastern District of California, Oregon, Washington and U.S. District Court Western District of Washington.
Mr. Jessup has been nominated as a finalist for CAOC’s Trial Attorney of the Year Award based on his work with Mr. Dolan on a civil rights case in the state of Washington.
Consistently voted a Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star and Super Lawyer, Mr. Jessup has significant civil litigation and trial experience and has successfully represented hundreds of clients, assisting them in recovering nearly $150 million in verdicts and settlements.
Mr. Jessup has successfully tried cases to jury verdicts in Sacramento, Placer, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Kings and Merced counties. In addition, he has tried a civil rights case in the U.S. District Court Western District of Washington and in the state of Oregon. He has appeared and argued before California’s First and Fifth Appellate District. This has resulted in the published opinions of Ghezavat v. Harris (2019) 40 Cal.App.5th 555 and McGovern v. BHC Fremont Hospital, Inc., (2022) 87 Cal.App.5th 181, both coming out of the First Appellate District.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Auto Accidents (obtaining recoveries for clients even when the driver at fault lacked car insurance)
- Bicycle Accidents (often caused by negligent car drivers)
- Burn and Fire Injuries
- Car Accidents (including Uber and rideshare cars)
- Common Carrier Accidents (injuries to passengers on buses, taxis, and limousines)
- Dangerous and Defective Products (Products Liability Law)
- Medical Malpractice
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Public Transportation Accidents (injuries to passengers on MUNI, BART, and other public transit)
- Pedestrian Accidents (including serious injuries for pedestrians hit by careless drivers)
- Premises Liability (“Slip and Fall” cases)
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Wrongful Death
BAR ADMISSIONS
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
EDUCATION
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California
- J.D.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
- B.S. (Major: Social Science)
SPEAKER
- Lecturer, University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law
- Paralegal Litigation Skills: Managing Civil Discovery, Institute of Paralegal Education, July 1, 2007
- Obtaining the Best Settlement for Personal Injury Clients, National Business Institute, December 1, 2007
- Workers Compensation in Civil Litigation, Private Client Seminar, 2008
- Gaining the Best Settlement in Auto Injury Cases, National Business Institute, January 2, 2009
- Lean and Mean: Effectively Dealing with Liens during Litigation and Trial, CA Continuing Education of the Bar, March 1, 2012
- The Basics: Personal Injury (Medical Liens), CA Continuing Education of the Bar, September 1, 2013
- Basic Training: Series XXII Boot Camp: So You Want to Be a Trial Lawyer?, Association of Defense Counsel, October 12, 2017
- Effective Mediations: Maximizing the Value & Negotiation tips from the Experts, CA Continuing Education of the Bar, October 30, 2018
- Has been published in Plaintiff Magazine, and drafted numerous articles for the San Francisco Examiner
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Leonard M. Freidman Bar Association, Past President
- Sacramento Barristers Club, Board of Directors, 2008 – 2010
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Member, 2000 – 2010
- Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA)
- San Mateo County Bar Association, Member
- AAJ
