After graduating Order of the Coif from Washington & Lee University School of Law, John Jessee began his legal career as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Judge John A. Field, Jr., Judge 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Jessee entered private practice in Roanoke, Virginia in 1980.
For the past 20 years, Mr. Jessee has directed his practice to the defense of medical professionals. He has tried medical malpractice and health law related cases in Virginia and West Virginia. He has been involved in over 100 medical malpractice trials, including the successful defense of an orthopedic spine surgeon, who was named as a defendant in over 50 cases.
Mr. Jessee was selected as a top civil litigator in Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite”. Additionally, he has been selected as one of the Outstanding Lawyers in America™, Virginia Super Lawyers, as well as one of The Best Lawyers in America® from 2005 – 2010 for Business Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, and from 2011 – 2012 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants.
Mr. Jessee is actively involved in bar associations and community activities. He has served as president of Mill Mountain Theatre, Opera Roanoke, the Julian Stanley Wise Foundation, Concord University Foundation and the Southwest Virginia Historical Society. Mr. Jessee is currently a member of the Virginia Bar Association Judiciary Committee.