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Frederick W. Nessler has been practicing law throughout the state of Illinois and the United States for over 35 years. Mr. Nessler opened his law office in Lincoln, Illinois in 1977. Since that time, he has helped injured people recover over $50 million in compensation for the injuries they suffered due to the negligence of others. Mr. Nessler has been awarded numerous recognitions throughout his career, each of which is detailed below.
Nessler & Associates now has offices in Springfield, Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Lincoln and Chicago, Illinois. Nessler & Associates also maintains offices in Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Nessler has represented and continues to represent injured persons and workers in all varieties of injury cases throughout Illinois. Mr. Nessler practices plaintiffs' personal injury law handling catastrophic injury cases including vehicular injury, workers compensation, defective products, clergy misconduct, chemical exposure, explosions and fire, premises liability, animal attacks and medical negligence.
Mr. Nessler has lectured, and continues to lecture, on personal injury, tort law, alternative dispute resolution, civil practice and related topics.
Mr. Nessler is a life-long resident of Central Illinois. He and his family also manage diverse farming interests including land, cattle, swine and grain, which affords him an extensive agricultural background in handling a variety of farm-related cases.
Mr. Nessler started his law practice in 1977 in Lincoln, Illinois. Today, he maintains five office locations throughout Illinois. He has been selected by the Leading Attorney Network, Inc. as a Leading Illinois Attorney in the area of Personal Injury Law: General. He has had outstanding results including million dollar and multi-million dollar recoveries in a variety of tort cases in the last quarter century.
Illinois, 1977
Colorado, 1990
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1997
Texas, 2011
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2014 - Present (Secretary)
American Bar Association, 1977 - Present (Member)
Illinois State Bar Association, Tort Section Council (Past Member)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) (Medical Negligence Committee)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) (Products Liability Committee)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Member of the Board of Managers)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Legislative Committee)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Former Treasurer)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Executive Committee)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Former Parlimentarian)
Sangamon County Bar Association (Member)
Logan County Bar Association (Past President)
American Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
Congressman Edward Madigan, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C. (Former legislative assistant)
National College of Advocacy
Honors: Advanced Course in Trial Advocacy
National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Honors: Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills
University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Champaign, Illinois, 1974 B.S.
Honors: cum laude, Past Vice President, Sachem Honorary Society, Honorary Society, Honor Society of Agriculture, Major: Agriculture Economics
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1977 J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Lawyers Post Graduate Clinic
Honors: Trial Technique Institute