

CONTACT INFO:
Phone: (815) 726-4311
Email: Jtaylor@spesia-taylor.com
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Commercial Litigation
School Law
Municipal Law
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Illinois, 1995
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1995
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2009
Missouri Bar Admission, 2016
EDUCATION:
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1995 – J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude; Order of John Marshall
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
B.A., Social Sciences
Honors: Dean’s List
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
- “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell — Highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards
- Recognized as one of 40 Illinois attorneys under Forty to watch by the publishers of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer
- Recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer by Publisher of Chicago Magazine
- Selected as a Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, an Honorary Trial Lawyer Society
- Recognized by Leading Lawyers Network, Peer Selection
- Recognized in Who’s Who in American Law, by Marquis Publishing
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Illinois Bar Association
Will County Bar Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Trial Law Institute
Member, Diversity Law Institute
Barrister, Order of Veritas





