Jessica A. Colliver

Jess Colliver is a Philadelphia personal injury attorney at Eisenberg, Winkler, Jeck, Schwartz, Schoenhaus & Sherry. Since joining the firm in July 2021, Jess has committed her practice to representing plaintiffs who have been catastrophically injured by the actions of others, and primarily handles product liability cases and professional malpractice actions.

Jess joined Eisenberg, Winkler, Jeck, Schwartz, Schoenhaus & Sherry after practicing law for two years at a regional Mid-Atlantic law firm defending healthcare providers in malpractice litigation involving catastrophic injuries. Before entering private practice, Jess clerked for the Honorable Lisa M. Rau of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas for two years.

Jess attended Temple Law’s evening program while working as a legal assistant in the Philadelphia office of Reed Smith LLP. During law school, Jess won six different “Distinguished Class Performance” awards, was on the Dean’s List for five semesters, and was an editor of the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review, which published her comment in Spring 2016. Jess also interned at the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, the Montgomery County Public Defender, and the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

It is a privilege to be trusted by our clients to guide them through what are surely the most difficult times of their lives.

Selected results

$65 Million Dram Shop Case Settlement (Confidential)

Fred Eisenberg, Stewart Eisenberg, Dan Sherry, Jr., and Jess secured a confidential $65 million dram shop settlement on behalf of two families from New York after a car carrying four occupants, none of whom were married, was hit head-on by a drunk driver who had been over-served a significant amount of alcohol at a resort facility, killing two and leaving the other two permanently injured.

It is believed that this is one of the largest dram shop settlements in the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

$39 Million Settlement in Truck Accident Case (Confidential)

Fred Eisenberg, Dan Sherry, Jr., and Jess Colliver secured a confidential $39 million settlement in a truck accident case. Our client was a rear-seat passenger, and it was disputed whether he was wearing his seatbelt. A commercial truck driver failed to properly yield while turning, causing his truck to collide with the car our client was riding in.

Our client suffered devastating spinal cord injuries that rendered him a quadriplegic, requiring him to depend on others for all activities of daily living. The $39 million settlement will provide the care that he will need every day for the rest of his life.

$36.5 Million Defective Tire Case Settlement (Confidential)

Fred Eisenberg, Dan Sherry, Jr., and Jess secured a confidential $36.5 million settlement in a defective tire case involving a 20-year-old tire.

$35 Million Defective Tire Case Settlement (Confidential)

Fred Eisenberg, Dan Sherry, Jr., and Jess secured a confidential $35 million settlement in a defective tire case in which the defective tire caused an RV to crash, resulting in the death of an elderly woman.

$20 Million Roadside Services Settlement (Confidential)

Fred Eisenberg, Nancy Winkler, Dan Sherry, Jr., and Jess secured a confidential $20 million settlement in a case in which negligent roadside service resulted in an SUV crash that caused the death of an elderly man.

$10 Million Toxic Chemical Case Settlement (Confidential)

Fred Eisenberg, Dan Sherry, Jr., and Jess secured a confidential $10 million settlement in a case where our client was killed when toxic chemicals in the trunk of her vehicle emitted poisonous fumes.

$10 Million Defective Seatbelt Case Settlement (Confidential)

Fred Eisenberg, Dan Sherry, Jr., and Jess secured a confidential $10 million settlement in a case where our client was injured when his SUV rolled over, and his seatbelt failed to prevent him from striking the vehicle’s roof.