Jesse J. Bair

Jesse J. Bair

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2027
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Works at
Burns Bair

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Jesse Bair is a partner at Burns Bair LLP and represents a wide range of companies across multiple industries, as well as their directors and officers, in their most significant insurance disputes.

Before founding Burns Bair LLP, Mr. Bair handled cases at all stages of litigation in an insurance recovery practice at one of the nation’s largest law firms. From pre-suit mediation, through trial, and on appeal, Mr. Bair successfully litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout the country. In that time, he recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for his clients.

Mr. Bair has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he earned his own law degree, graduating first in his class. He was also elected to the Order of the Coif and served as a Managing Editor on the Wisconsin Law Review. Mr. Bair graduated summa cum laude from St. Norbert College.

Works at
Burns Bair

2 Best Lawyers awards

Burns Bair logo

Locations

Education

  • Saint Norbert College, B.A.
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, J.D., graduated 2013

Bar Admissions

  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin

Court Admissions

  • United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Dane County Bar Association - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2023-2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation - 2025
  • Insurance Law - 2025
  • Commercial Litigation - 2024
  • Insurance Law - 2024
  • Commercial Litigation - 2023
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch - Recognized in Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law, 2024-2025

  • Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch - Recognized in Commercial Litigation, 2023-2025

  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, 2023

  • Daniel H. Grady Award (top ranking student in the graduating class)

Additional Information

  • Classes/Seminars
Introduction to American Law, University of Wisconsin Law SchoolHONORS AND AWARDS
  • Published Works
  • Stipulations and Insurance Assignments Offer Policyholders and Claimants Relief From Bankruptcy Delays, New York Law Journal, 2022
  • Who, Me, Unreasonable? Establishing ‘Reasonableness’ of Defense Counsel Fees in Insurance Coverage Litigation in the 7th Circuit, The Circuit Rider, Vol. 23, Nov. 2017, pp. 18-22
  • ‘The Silent Man’: From Lochner to Hammer v. Dagenhart, a Reevaluation of Justice William R. Day, Journal of Supreme Court History, vol. 40, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 38-54

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