About Jonathan Nessler, Esq.

Jonathan T. Nessler is an attorney practicing law in Springfield, Illinois.  Attorney Nessler currently works with The Law Offices of Frederick W. Nessler & Associates, Ltd.

Attorney Nessler is recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer and a Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer in Illinois. The Law Bulletin Publishing Company Leading Lawyers awarded Mr. Nessler the title of Emerging Lawyer. Mr. Nessler is recognized by The American Society of Legal Advocates as a Top 40 Under 40 Litigation Lawyer in the State of Illinois.

Attorney Nessler is the managing attorney at The Law Offices of Frederick W. Nessler & Associates, Ltd.  As managing attorney, he has learned a great deal about managing a law firm, marketing a law firm and practicing law during unprecedented technological changes in the field. 

Mr. Nessler is currently serving a three year term (2016-2019) as a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly.

About Attorneynessler.com

Attorney Jonathan Nessler writes about how technology is changing the practice of law and law firm management.  The information pasted on attorneynessler.com is written by Attorney Nessler and guest writers.  Attorney Nessler also writes about basic legal concepts and maintains a recommended reading list of articles and books pertinent to these areas. 

In the articles about how technology is changing the practice of law and law firm management, Attorney Nessler explains how lawyers are using technology to attract new clients, increase efficiency, and lower costs.  In addition, Attorney Nessler discusses emerging technologies that are changing how lawyers practice law and operate law firms.  In particular, many experts have identified two currently emerging technologies as likely to disrupt the legal profession in unprecedented ways.  Those technologies are Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence. 

Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that, in part, allows for the decentralization of sources of trust.  Attorney Nessler has extensively research and written about this Blockchain.  Over the past few years, Attorney Nessler has been invited to discuss this topic by legal education associations and non-law related businesses, to explain how this highly disruptive technology is changing how individuals, businesses, and society at large interoperate.  

Recently, there has been rapid growth in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).  AI is already profoundly impacting how law firms operate.  Attorney Nessler focuses on helping attorneys understand artificial intelligence technology and integrate this technology into day-to-day law firm operations.  By integrating AI into law firm operations, attorneys can increase efficiency and greatly reduce costs.

In the articles about basic legal concepts, Attorney Nessler explains basic legal concepts in simple terms to help the general public better understand the law.  Many people are saying that the legal reviews on attorneynessler.com are about topics they have often wondered about, and find the articles are written in a way everyone can understand.  These people agree that everyone should have a basic understanding of the law.  Unfortunately, the articles they have read in the past were too complicated.  The basic legal principles discussed in the law review on attorneynessler.com break down legal concepts and are intended for everyone to understand. 

Education, Memberships and Professional Achievements

Education

Bachelor of Science – Agricultural and Environmental Communications and Education
University of Illinois, 2004

Juris Doctorate
University of Illinois, 2007

Founder and CEO

Integrated Cognition, LLC

Memberships

Illinois State Bar Association

American Bar Association

Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

Admitted to Practice

Supreme Court of Illinois

United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois 

United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois 

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Supreme Court of the United States of America

Professional Achievements and Awards

Barrister member of the Lincoln-Douglas American Inn of Court
November 2011 - Present

Vice Chair – Law Practice Management Committee – American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division -- 2011

Chair – Law Practice Management Committee – American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division -- August 2013 – August 2014

The National Trial Lawyers: “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” -- 2014 – Present

The National Trial Lawyers: "Top 40 Under 40" -- 2015 - Present

The American Society of Legal Advocates: “Top 40 Under 40 Litigation Lawyers in the State of Illinois” -- 2016 - Present

Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s Leading Lawyers Division: “Emerging Lawyer” -- 2015 – Present

Member of ISBA Assembly – Illinois State Bar Association -- Elected 2016 for a Three Year Term

Member of ISBA Standing Committee on Law Office Management & Economics -- 2017 - 2018

Speaking Events and Published Articles

Speaker at the “Transportation Law Seminar" presented by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund, March 27, 2010

Speaker at the “Motor Vehicle Crashes from Occurrence to Trial – Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives,” February 15, 2012

Speaker at the “IICLE Pre-Trial Preparation in Civil Practice Seminar – Requests to Admit or Deny,” March 30, 2012

Moderator and Speaker at the “Advanced Evidentiary Issues at Trial,” January 31, 2013

Speaker at the “ITLA Workers’ Compensation Seminar – Traveling Employees & Venture-Newberg, Perini, Stone & Webster v. IWCC,” November 2, 2013

Speaker at the “Shotgun Seminar” Presented by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund in St. Louis, Missouri – “Common Carrier Liability,” September 25, 2015

“Lawyers in Small Firms and Solo Practice Must Understand Technology that Impacts the Practice of Law,” Published in The Bottom Line, the newsletter of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on Law Office Management & Economics in September of 2017

Speaker at the “Medical Evidence for Lawyers” Presented by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - “Securing Medical Records and Opinions, Conducting Discovery, Disclosure Requirements and HIPAA Issues,” November 3, 2017

Speaker at the Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court - “How Technologies Like Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain are Disrupting the Practice of Law and Why Lawyers Should Care,” November 15, 2017

Speaker and Moderator for “Ethics Institute: Legal Tech” Presented by IICLE - “Emerging Technologies that are Predicted to Disrupt the Legal Profession,” June 6, 2018

“What Every Lawyer Lawyer Should Know About the Internet of Things,” Published in The Bottom Line, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on Law Office Management & Economics in June 2019 

“Law Firms Must Be Cautious About the Handling and Storage of Biometric Data,” Published in The Bottom Line, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on Law Office Management & Economics in September 2019

Moderator “The Basics of Blockchain,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, July 1, 2020

Moderator “An Introduction to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, August 26, 2020

Moderator “The Everyday Lawyer’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence & the Practice of Law,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 12, 2021

“Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Understanding the Businesses Being Built on Blockchains,” Published in Legal Technology, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Associations Standing Committee on Legal Technology in September 2021

Speaker presenting “Blockchain for Lawyers,” Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association, “Digital Signatures, Smart Contracts, and Blockchain,” October 8, 2021

Speaker presenting “The Current State of Blockchain and Crypto Technology,” for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 27, 2022

“GPT-3 and the Future of Legal Writing,” Published in Legal Technology, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legal Technology in December 2022; Published in The Globe, Publication for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on International and Immigration Law

Speaker presenting “How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact Lawyers and the Legal Profession,” Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association, “Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy: Lessons for Today’s Lawyers – Science and Technology’s Rapidly Evolving Impact on the Law,” September 8, 2023

Speaker presenting “Artificial Intelligence in Law: Opportunities and Challenges for Attorneys, Paralegals, and Law Firms,” for Central Illinois Paralegal Association, an Affiliate of NALA, September 22, 2023

Co-Author Report on Artificial Intelligence to Illinois State Bar Association President Shawn Kasserman, September 27, 2023

“AI in Law: Revolutionizing Legal Practice with Advanced Tools and Large Language Models,” Trial Journal magazine - Winter 2024

Representative Cases

Venture-Newberg Perini Stone & Webster v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n, 2013 IL 115728

Crim v. Dietrich, 2016 IL App (4th) 150843

Prime Ins. Syndicate, Inc. v. Woods, 406 Ill. App. 3d 1225, 998 N.E.2d 722, 2011 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 154, 376 Ill. Dec. 180, 2011 WL 11066011 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 2011) (Rule 23 Order)

Farris v. Sullivan, 2013 IL App (4th) 120753-U, 2013 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1142, 2013 WL 2387716 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 2013) (Rule 23 Order)