Jill was born and raised in Northern Indiana. Jill graduated from Indiana University
South Bend with a bachelor of science degree in nursing in 1994. She became a registered nurse in early 1995. Jill then went immediately on to law school at Valparaiso University and graduated with her juris doctorate degree in 1998. She was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1998. Jill began her career using her nursing background to represent individuals harmed by the mistakes of healthcare providers. Jill has focused her practice on medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. Jill has taken numerous medical malpractice cases to trial throughout her career in Indiana. Jill has been successful in obtaining multiple million dollar plus verdicts and settlements for her injured clients. Jill has represented clients not only at the trial court stage but also in the Indiana Court of Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Notable appellate court decisions include: Wolfe vs. Estate of Custer, Indiana Court of Appeals, 2007;
Franciski and Evanauskas vs. University of Chicago Hospitals, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2003; Johnson vs. Parkview Health Systems, Court of Appeals of Indiana,
2004. Jill is a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyer’s Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Jill has been a past mock trial judge for the University of Notre Dame. In her spare time, she enjoys the company of her husband and four adult children.