Jesse J. Bair

Jesse J. Bair


Burns Bair

Recognized since 2023

Madison, Wisconsin

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

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Jesse Bair is a partner at Burns Bair LLP and represents a wide range of companies across multiple industries, as well as their directors and officers, in their most significant insurance disputes.

Before founding Burns Bair LLP, Mr. Bair handled cases at all stages of litigation in an insurance recovery practice at one of the nation’s largest law firms. From pre-suit mediation, through trial, and on appeal, Mr. Bair successfully litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout the country. In that time, he recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for his clients.

Mr. Bair has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he earned his own law degree, graduating first in his class. He was also elected to the Order of the Coif and served as a Managing Editor on the Wisconsin Law Review. Mr. Bair graduated summa cum laude from St. Norbert College.

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Location
  • 10 E. Doty Street, Suite 600
    Madison, WI 53703
Education
  • Saint Norbert College, B.A.
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, J.D., graduated 2013
Bar Admissions
  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Dane County Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Burns Bair
Madison, Wisconsin

1 The Best Lawyers in America® award

2 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch - Recognized in Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law, 2024-2025

  • Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch - Recognized in Commercial Litigation, 2023-2025

  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, 2023

  • Daniel H. Grady Award (top ranking student in the graduating class)

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