Jennifer E. Simms, LCPC, J.D.
Partner
Jennifer E. Simms is a senior associate at Purcell & Wardrope, Chtd. She has 10 years of litigation experience in various areas, including professional liability, construction negligence, construction defect, premises, product liability, and governmental/municipal liability. Jennifer is a 2000 graduate of the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. She also received her master’s degree in clinical psychology from Eastern Illinois University and has five years’ experience as a therapist.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
State Licensure
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor – Illinois
Court Admissions
- State of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- United State District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Publications/Presentations
- Jennifer E. Simms, The Open and Obvious Doctrine and Landowner Liability: The Rule and the Exceptions, 92 Ill. B. J. 352 (2004)
- Jennifer E. Simms, Employer’s Tort Liability for Employee’s Injuries: A Primer, 94 Ill. B. J. 11 (2006)
- Co-Presenter, Legal Issues in Mental Health & Addictions: What Supervisors Need to Know, AATP (February 9, 2007)
- Co-Trainer, Ethical & Legal Issues in Working with Adolescents, Youth Outreach Services (February 20, 2009)
Organizational Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois Counseling Association
- Illinois Mental Health Counselors Association
