Our Team
Jill E. Reese
Of Counsel
Focused on Medical Malpractice
meticulously prepares and strategizes for medical malpractice cases
Academic Excellence
B.S. with distinction from Indiana University, J.D. from IU Maurer School of Law, and international study experience in Germany
Community Leader
board service and leadership for nonprofits including Carmel Education Foundation, Discovering Broadway, Inc., and Carmel Clay Historical Society, past appointee to Carmel Public Art Advisory Committee
Practice Areas
Education and Early Career
Jill Reese was raised in Carmel, Indiana and had an early interest in performing arts and foreign language. She earned her B.S. in Secondary Education (German) from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1991, spending a year at the Universität Hamburg as part of her studies. Jill was a Chicago-based German-translating flight attendant for United Airlines before attending Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington, earning her J.D. in 1997. During law school, she was an associate on the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, a member of the Pace Environmental Moot Court Team, and met her husband, Jason.
Legal Career and Experience
Jill began her legal career in medical malpractice defense at Eichhorn & Eichhorn in Hammond, Indiana, before transitioning to commercial litigation and employment law at Sommer & Barnard, PC in Indianapolis. After a sabbatical to raise her children and serve as a community volunteer, she returned to law in 2012, joining Wagner Reese, LLP to focus again on medical malpractice. Known for her attention to detail, Jill excels at analyzing medical records, researching related lawsuits, and crafting persuasive arguments to present before Medical Review Panels, judges, and decision-makers.
Jill lives in Carmel, Indiana, where she enjoys spending time with her family and dogs, at church, volunteering on local non-profit boards, and pursuing hobbies related to music and German.
Personal Life and Interests
Jill lives in Carmel, Indiana, where she enjoys spending time with her family and dogs, volunteering in schools and on local non-profit boards, and pursuing hobbies related to music and German.
