Hawkins, Jessica L.	Associate
Office: St. Louis Phone: 314-480-4166 Email: jlh@heplerbroom.com Licenses: IL/MO Practice Description: Ms. Hawkins’ practices a variety of litigation in state and federal court, including complex commercial litigation, business torts, insurance, banking and credit litigation, and personal injury defense. Her practice also includes representation of both creditors and debtors in all aspects of debtor-creditor relationships, including work out, litigation, and bankruptcy. In addition, her representation has included foreclosure and enforcement of creditors’ rights. She has assisted in the representation of banks and other financial institutions in commercial lending transactions and regulatory matters on a state and federal basis. Ms. Hawkins also has gained extensive experience in coverage issues on insurance claims as well as bank surety law related to letters of credit and enforcement of same. Bar Admissions: Missouri Illinois United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Law School: Washington University of St. Louis School of Law, 2007 Law School Honors/Involvement: Order of the Coif Associate Editor of the Washington University Journal of Law & Policy CALI Award for Excellence in Commercial Law CALI Award for Excellence in Trusts & Estates CALI Award for Excellence in Reproductive & Parental Rights Judicial Clerkship Intern for the Honorable Ronald A. Guzmán of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Undergraduate School: Truman State University, magna cum laude, B.A. History Bar/Professional Association Involvement: American Bar Association Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis The Missouri Bar Community Involvement: Friends of Places for People Young Zoo Friends, St. Louis Zoo Published Legal Writing: “Separating Fact from Fiction: Mandated Insurance Coverage of Infertility Treatment,” 23 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol'y 203 (2007) “My Two Dads: Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Applying California's Recent Supreme Court Cases,” 41 Family Law Quarterly 623 (2007) Printable Version Click here to return to the employee profiles front page.