Jessica Sanderson

Jessica focuses her practice on litigation, with an emphasis on general liability defense, transportation litigation, and professional liability defense. As a part of her broad litigation practice, Jessica has assisted clients in a wide array of matters and legal issues, including premises liability, motor vehicle casualty, employment discrimination, violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, wrongful death, products liability, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, business disputes, financial services, title disputes, and foreclosure.

Services

• Emergency Response & Crisis Management
• Transportation & Logistics
• Appellate
• Complex Business & Commercial Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Liability Defense
• Professional Liability Litigation
• Transportation Litigation

Industries

• Transportation & Logistics
• Manufacturing

1. Michigan State University College of Law, J.D.
   • magna cum laude
   • Associate Editor, Michigan State Law Review
2. The University of Akron, B.A.
   • summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

1. Illinois
2. Ohio

Court Admissions

1. U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Clerkships

1. Extern for The Honorable David McKeague, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

• Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Star" by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2017 - 2020)
• Ladder Down Cleveland - Inaugural Class (2019)
• Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Transportation Law (2021, 2022)

Professional Affiliations

• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
• Section Member, Women in the Law Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (former Membership Co-Chair)

Community Affiliations

• Co-Chair, Lakewood Community Relations Advisory Commission
• President, Lakewood Women's Club
  • Former Vice President
• Board Member, The University of Akron Honors College Alumni Board