Jessica R. Bland

Jessica R. Bland is a partner at Levinson Axelrod, located in Edison, New Jersey, where she passionately advocates for clients across Middlesex County and its neighboring regions. Widely known for her exceptional attention to detail and thorough case preparation, she employs insightful problem-solving skills and innovative thinking. These qualities were refined through her extensive experience as an educator and adjunct professor. Widely focused on personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, premises and product liability, medical malpractice and serious injuries caused by negligence, Ms. Bland is dedicated to delivering top-tier legal representation, effectively handling a diverse array of complex personal injury cases with proficiency and commitment. Her commercial litigation experience strengthens her ability to protect the injured in complex claims, where she takes on powerful corporate defendants and insurance companies at trial. Ms. Bland is licensed to practice in New Jersey and New York. She graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law and began her legal career as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Charles E. Powers Jr., gaining valuable experience in the Superior Court of New Jersey. During law school, she was the Riccio Chair on the Interscholastic Moot Court Board, participated in the Civil Litigation Clinic and was active in the Women's Law Forum and the New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project. Among the many cases she has won for her clients, Ms. Bland won $1.95 million after improper apartment floor coverings caused a tenant's fall downstairs, leading to complex regional pain syndrome. She is an active member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey Association for Justice and the Brennan-Vanderbilt American Inn of Court, an Essex County trial advocacy group. As an adjunct professor with Seton Hall Law's Moot Court Program (MTCT), she is passionate about assisting the next generation of legal thinkers in addition to supporting clients in their fight for justice and the compensation they deserve.