Jesse A. Placher - Peoria, IL
Attorney at Dudley & Lake
Medical Negligence Lawyers in Peoria, IL
300 Northeast Perry Ave. Peoria, IL 61603
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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19
Years
Experience
Peoria Medical Negligence Lawyer
Updated: 07/20/2026
Areas of Practice
- Medical Negligence
- Wrongful Death
- Nursing Home Negligence
Attorney Information
Overview
Jesse is a blue collar worker in a white collar industry. He graduated high school early and put himself through community college before transferring to the University of Virginia.
He came home to Illinois for law school, clerking for a large downstate defense firm during his summers. He spent 15 years working on the defense side, primarily defending hospitals and healthcare workers. He tried a dozen medical malpractice cases for the defense – not one of those cases ended in a verdict for the plaintiff. He became the partner-in-charge of his office in Peoria and the office’s lead partner on the medical malpractice defense team.
Ultimately, Jesse realized that his heart was no longer in defending the healthcare industry. After years of seeing injustices play out firsthand, he found himself called to protect the rights of those injured at the hands of healthcare workers.
He proudly joined forces with Dudley & Lake in 2022. Jesse considers it a privilege to now have the opportunity to help injury victims and families with their medical negligence, wrongful death, and nursing home negligence matters. While Jesse has tried cases throughout the State and remains willing to do so, he primarily focuses his practice on downstate matters.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017
Other Sources of Feedback About Jesse A. Placher
Included on the 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Southern Illinois University School of Law,
Carbondale,
Illinois, 2007
J.D.
Honors: Member, SIU Trial Team
Honors: Order of the Barristers
Non Legal Education
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University of Virginia, 2004
B.A.
Major: History
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2007
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2008
Other Affiliations
- Peoria County Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
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