Jessica O'Brien Joins Tressler's Insurance Services Practice Group
Tressler is pleased to welcome Jessica O'Brien as senior counsel in our Insurance Services Practice Group. She concentrates her practice on coverage matters, including bad faith and extra contractual liability litigation involving a variety of tort issues. She has a particular interest in trucking and motor carrier, construction defect and sex and human trafficking exposures. Jessica evaluates and analyzes insurance coverage matters, conducts risk assessments for insurance carriers and prepares coverage opinions and position letters. She also manages coverage litigation. Jessica has consistently obtained favorable results for her clients by settling a range of insurance coverage and liability disputes.
"I’m ecstatic to join Tressler in my journey back to private practice," said Jessica O'Brien. "We have a shared vision of providing fantastic customer service to our clients by way of thorough legal opinions and effective communication. I can’t wait to get started."
Most recently, Jessica spent over five years as in-house counsel for a top ten auto and casualty insurance carrier, where she specialized in coverage analysis, drafting coverage position letters and reservations of rights, while actively managing complex liability and bad faith litigation in personal, commercial and professional liability lines of Insurance. Jessica regularly prepared staff for depositions and trial testimony and advised internal departments on case law changes in tort and insurance coverage fields affecting business conduct.
Prior to working in-house, Jessica spent six years representing individuals and corporations struggling with income tax debt, advocating on their behalf in front of the IRS and various State Departments of Revenue. Owner/Operator Truck Drivers were her "bread and butter" in that era. Jessica reveled in being able to bring her clients relief from the strain of overwhelming legal issues.
Jessica earned her J.D. from New England Law, Boston and her B.A. in International and Comparative Politics from Western Michigan University.
Jessica O'Brien can be reached at jobrien@tresslerllp.com.
About Tressler LLP
Headquartered in Chicago, with eight offices located in five states, Tressler LLP is a national law firm comprised primarily of attorneys who devote their practice to the representation of the insurance industry in coverage analysis and resolution, litigation, underwriting consultation, product development, claims management and reinsurance.
In addition, Tressler has one of the most experienced and multi-faceted government law practices in Illinois, and has attorneys who represent clients in commercial litigation, defense litigation, corporate transactions, employment law and litigation, intellectual property and condominium and common interest community association law.
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