Jennifer H. Jackson

Jennifer Henry Jackson is an attorney in the firm’s Louisville, Kentucky office where she is a member of the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group and the Health Care Service Group. She handles a wide variety of litigation matters, including product liability, toxic and mass torts, medical malpractice, professional liability, premises liability, and actions alleging serious personal injury or death. Jennifer has experience at all stages of litigation, from pre-litigation counseling to taking and defending depositions, to drafting and arguing dispositive motions. She tried a case to a jury verdict within her first year of practice.

Through her health care practice, Jennifer advises clients on physician self-referral issues, reimbursement issues, data privacy and security, licensure matters, and fraud and abuse laws.

Recent Assignments

• Defending national tool manufacturer on products liability claims in federal court.
• Defending serial litigation against a major manufacturer of respiratory protection products.
• Defending Kentucky-area nursing homes, physicians, and hospitals in medical negligence litigation.
• Defending fire departments and ambulance services across the state in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation.
• Involved in three-week Kentucky state court trial stemming from allegations of asbestos exposure and resulting mesothelioma from cosmetic talcum powder products that resulted in a defense verdict in less than an hour.

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

• Common billing errors that land medical providers on the government's radar, Medical News, July 25, 2021, with Brian Butler
• Common Billing Errors that Land Medical Providers on the Government’s Radar, with Brian Butler, Stites & Harbison Client Alert, June 2, 2021
• Liberating Patient Data – Is Your Hospital Ready for the Information Blocking Rule?, Webinar, Kentucky Hospital Association, January 26, 2021, with Sarah Cronan Spurlock
• Is Telehealth Here to Stay?, Medical News, June 30, 2020, with Sarah Cronan Spurlock
• OCR Eases HIPAA Burdens for Telehealth during COVID-19 National Emergency, with Sarah Cronan Spurlock, Stites & Harbison Client Alert, March 18, 2020

More Than Stites & Harbison

Prior to joining the firm, Jennifer participated in the firm's summer associate program in 2017. Prior to that, she taught English in Arkansas for Teach for America (2013-15). Outside of practicing law, Jennifer enjoys running, gardening, cooking, and supporting University of Louisville sports.