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

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.

Jill E. Reese’s Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Wrongful Death Nursing Home Neglect

Case Results

Indiana’s Most Successful Personal Injury Case Results

These aren’t just numbers - they’re real families we’ve helped.

$22 Million

Wrongful Death

$17 Million

Catastrophic Injury

Gas explosion settlement for burn victims.

$14 Million

Sex Abuse Victim

$14 Million settlement for sex abuse victim.

$10 Million

Catastrophic Injury

Wagner Reese obtained a policy limits settlement for a toddler and mother who were badly burned in a natural gas flash fire resulting from And him properly maintained water heater in an apartment complex.

$9.3 Million

Product Liability

Attorneys Jason Reese and Jeff Gibson settled a $9.3M Product Liability claim.

$6.62 Million

Construction Accident

While working on a construction site for a commercial building, a worker suffered catastrophic injuries due to negligence by one of the subcontractors. A global settlement between parties sharing responsibility was reached for over $6.625M for the worker.

$6.5 Million

Wrongful Death

Wrongful death settlement for wife and mother of three children due to semi-truck negligence.

$5.5 Million

Vehicle Accident

A 19-year old was paralyzed in a car crash. Wagner Reese was able to recover the full insurance policy limits in just 5 months.

$5 Million

Construction Site

$5 Million recovered for construction site accident.

$4.57 Million

Truck Accident

Underinsured motorist claim against a truck driver’s employer. The truck driver was operating a truck and was transporting materials near Tampa, Florida when he witnessed a motor vehicle accident and stopped to render help to the accident victims. During the course of the rescue efforts, another vehicle came along and struck the vehicle and seriously […]

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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.