Jeremy Boeder

Partner | Chicago, United States
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Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD, 2005
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, BA, 2001

Jeremy Boeder is a partner in the Chicago office where he focuses his practice on counseling and representing clients in professional liability and disciplinary matters. Jeremy has a diverse practice as a counselor, trial attorney and appellate practitioner. He works closely with attorneys, insurance agents and brokers, architects and engineers and accountants in defending professional liability claims, evaluating and addressing risk management concerns, and responding to ethical grievances. Jeremy also assists lawyers and law firms in other matters, including fee disputes and lawyer transitions. He also represents clients involved in commercial disputes and general tort litigation, such as construction liability, product liability, premises liability and auto/trucking liability claims.

Jeremy is the current Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Professional Responsibility Committee and frequently writes and presents on legal ethics, legal malpractice, and professional responsibility topics.

Jeremy has been recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company in the areas of commercial litigation, professional malpractice defense and personal injury defense and was previously named an Illinois “Emerging Lawyer” in the same practice areas. He has also been selected as an Illinois “Super Lawyer” in professional liability defense and had previously been selected as a “Rising Star” for a number of years. In 2017, the American Society of Legal Advocates deemed him one of the top 40 litigation lawyers under the age of 40 in the State of Illinois.

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Co-Chair, Chicago Bar Association Professional Responsibility Committee (2024-2025)
  • Co-Chair (2011-2012) and Legislative Liaison (2010-2011), Chicago Bar Association Professional Responsibility Committee, Young Lawyers Section
  • Professional Liability Defense Federation

Qualifications and admissions

  • Illinois
  • US District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Illinois
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Market recognition

  • Selected to Super Lawyers - Professional Liability, Illinois (2024)
  • Recognized as an Illinois “Leading Lawyer” by Law Bulletin Publishing Company (2018-2024)
  • Recognized as an Illinois “Emerging Lawyer” by Law Bulletin Publishing Company (2015-2018)
  • Recognized as a “Rising Star” for Professional Liability by Super Lawyers Illinois (2013-2018)
  • Selected as one of the “Top 40 Litigation Lawyers Under 40 in Illinois” by American Society of Legal Advocates (2017)

Presentations and publications

  • "Avoiding and mitigating conflicts of interest” In-House Client Training (December 2024)
  • "Preparing for the unexpected: Backup lawyers for solos & small firms," In-House Client Training (August 2024)
  • "Current ethical issues facing all practitioners," presented for the Chicago Bar Association Professional Responsibility Committee (February 2024)
  • "Strategies for defending an under-insured lawyer or uncovered claim(s)," presented for the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability (March 2023)
  • "The do’s and don’ts of practicing law in states where a lawyer is not licensed," presented for the Illinois State Bar Association - Labor and Employment Law Section (February 2023)
  • “The ethics of lawyer transitions,” presented for the Chicago Bar Association’s First Annual One-and-Done Professional Responsibility Overview (June 2022)
  • "Risky business - The hazards in lawyer-to-lawyer and business relationships," presented for the Peoria County Bar Association (February 2022)
  • Author, "Methods and sufficiency of proof," published for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education - Civil Trial Evidence (2022 Edition)
  • “Record retention,” presented for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s Proactive Management Based Regulation (PMBR) Self-Assessment Program (2020-2021)
  • "Identifying, managing and avoiding conflicts of interest," In-House Client Training (2020)
  • “Avoiding conflicts of interest,“ presented at the Williamson County Bar Association/SIU School of Law Joint CLE Conference (August 2020)
  • "Hanging your own shingle: Managing risk & compliance when starting a new law firm," presented for the Illinois State Bar Association (May 2020)
  • “Moonlighting and furloughed lawyers - Ethical and risk management issues explained,” In-House Client Training (2020)
  • “File retention and destruction guidelines for Illinois lawyers,” In-House Client Training (2020)

Report decisions

  • Andrew W. Levenfeld and Assoc. v. O’Brien, 2024 IL 129599
  • MacDonald v. Wagenmaker, 2024 IL App (1st) 230089
  • Uskup v. Johnson, 2023 IL App (1st) 220269-U
  • Phillips v. Bruzgul, 2021 IL App (1st) 191980
  • Moses v. Aspen Am. Ins. Co., CV21-299-JJM-LDA, 2021 WL 5083977 (D.R. I. 2021)
  • Ciolino v. Simon, 2021 IL 126024
  • Schmidt v. Gaynor, 2019 IL App (2d) 180426
  • Ratajczak v. Beazley Sols. Ltd., No. 13-C-045, 2014 WL 3057158 (E.D. Wis. 2014)
  • Garrick v. Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 122228
  • Khandekar v. Club Flamingo, 368 III.App.3d 1214, 931 N.E.2d 364 (1st Dist. 2006)

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