Jessica Sanderson

Jessica is a member of the Medical Defense and Products & Transportation Groups. She focuses her practice on litigation, with an emphasis on medical and professional liability defense, transportation/trucking, and general liability defense. Jessica defends companies, individuals, and professionals in a wide array of litigated matters, including wrongful death claims and claims involving catastrophic loss. 

Services

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