Jeremy Jessup Managing Senior Trial Attorney
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 over $170 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 Transport)
- 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
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
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
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
