Jamey Hiller is Co-Managing Partner of the Chicago Office. His national litigation practice spans business litigation, employment, class action, professional errors and omissions, ERISA/health benefits, ERISA/retirement benefits, and directors and officers liability, governmental investigations/hearings, and general litigation. He delivers smart, practical solutions with urgency, precision, and results.

Jamey represents companies across the country in ERISA and health-benefits litigation and counseling. He regularly defends third-party administrators, employer-sponsored group health plans, plan fiduciaries, and pharmacy benefit managers in high-stakes disputes, including benefits and coverage claims, class actions, reimbursement/overpayment matters, stop-loss issues, and preemption fights.

Jamey maintains a robust errors-and-omissions defense practice for brokers, property management companies, consultants, and other commercial professionals.

On the counseling side, Jamey helps clients design and maintain compliant health and retirement plans. He drafts and updates plan documents, SPDs and wrap documents; advises on HIPAA privacy and security, COBRA, mental health parity, claims procedures, and fiduciary governance; and guides employers and administrators through audits, regulatory inquiries, and corrective actions.

Jamey also counsels closely held companies and institutes of higher education in areas of compliance, risk management, and business transactions.

Known for his practical, outcomes-first approach, Jamey begins with the client’s end game and works backward—scoping early case assessments, pressure-testing defenses, and mapping settlement versus litigation paths to make sure every step improves the client’s position. He is experienced in federal courts and arbitration forums nationwide.

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana

Memberships

  • State Bar of Illinois
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Illinois Defense Counsel

Community Involvement

  • James is involved with P.E.A.K (Partnership for the Advancement of Kids), a charitable organization devoted to promoting the educational and social interests of a group of high school students in Chicago.

Education

  • J.D., DePaul University College of Law
  • B.A., Oakland University

Externships

  • Honorable Jack B. Schmetterer, United States Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Illinois
  • Honorable Ronald A. Guzman, District Court Judge in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois

Honors

  • Rising Stars® distinction in the fields of Employment & Labor, Business/Corporate, and Environmental (2010-2014, Law & Politics)