Jessa Victor

Madison Long Term Disability Attorney
Madison Employee Benefits Attorney

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Jessa Victor

Madison Long Term Disability Attorney
Madison Employee Benefits Attorney

Attorney Jessa Victor and her team are amazing. She was so accessible and compassionate throughout my case. She quickly responded to all my concerns, and was very thorough in all details. I highly recommend Attorney Jessa Victor and her staff.

Attorney Jessa Victor and her team are amazing. She was so accessible and compassionate through out my case.

Attorney Jessa Victor

Overview

Jessa Victor is a Shareholder in Hawks Quindel’s Madison office. She joined the firm in 2018 and specializes in employee benefits matters, representing individuals with claims for short- and long-term disability insurance, health insurance, life insurance, and retirement benefits. As a disability insurance attorney, Attorney Victor advocates for disabled workers who have been denied benefits under their employer’s group disability insurance plans, and has specialized experience in handling claims for benefits based on mental health disabilities.

As someone who has experienced the effects of disability in her own family, she understands the need for compassionate representation during such challenging times. Attorney Victor values the importance of a client-focused practice, and in addition to keeping clients informed, she is attentive to their input so as to ensure they are not passive observers in their own cases.

When not at work, Attorney Victor is an outdoors enthusiast and elite runner, having competed at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the Marathon. She is also an experienced ultra marathoner and coaches track and cross county for Madison East High School.  

Experience

Since joining Hawks Quindel in 2018, Attorney Victor has successfully secured clients’ benefits from major insurance companies such as The Hartford, Cigna, and Unum, among others, and has successfully litigated cases in both the district and appellate courts.

Attorney Victor has represented clients in Wisconsin Circuit Courts, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin, and the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She is a member of the Dane County Bar Association, the the Disability Rights Bar Association, and the Legal Association of Women. She also serves on the board of directors for Central Midwest Ballet Academy.

Education

Attorney Victor earned her law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 2016. During law school, she served as a Senior Managing Articles Editor for the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society. She also worked for the Family Law Project at the University of Wisconsin’s Frank J. Remington Center, representing incarcerated clients in a wide range of family law matters. Attorney Victor received several honors throughout her law school career, including the John J. Walsh Scholarship, and the Women’s Law Student Association Scholarship.

Attorney Victor received her undergraduate degree in Social Welfare and Justice from Marquette University, where she also competed as a Division I athlete in Track & Field and Cross County, earning a seat on the Big East Conference’s All-Academic Team. During her undergraduate education, Attorney Victor also studied social policy and grassroots community development at the University of the Western Cape’s Institute for Social Development in Cape Town, South Africa.

Attorney Jessa Victor

Attorney Jessa Victor is wonderful. I so appreciate her tireless work on my case, which ended in my favor.  Attorney Victor was very accessible, and took the time to understand me and my case. She kept me informed, and was very prompt in communication. I would DEFINITELY hire her again.

Patty

Long Term Disability Insurance Client

I recently acquired the services of Attorney Jessa Victor at Hawks Quindel, who did a superb job on my case. Attorney Victor and the rest of the team went above-and-beyond when it came to working on my case. All of my phone calls were returned in a timely manner, and if there was anything I needed to know about my case, I was informed right away. If you’re looking for a good law firm to represent you, I highly recommend Hawks Quindel.

Stephanie

ERISA Client

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Education

Law School

J.D.
University of Wisconsin Law School

Undergraduate

B.A. Social Welfare & Justice
Marquette University

Admissions

Signature Cases

Family & Divorce

Labor Law

Social Security

Employee Benefits

Wage & Hour

Worker's Compensation

Disability Benefits

Duty Disability