Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Jessie Zeigler received the Richard L. Neumeier Excellence in Service Award at the 2026 International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Annual Meeting in Prague. The award recognizes a member who has made outstanding contributions to the essential work of the IADC. Jessie’s extraordinary leadership, innovation and dedication were instrumental in shaping, growing and elevating the IADC Product Liability Roundtable into one of the organization’s most successful and impactful programs. Dominic Campodonico, president of IADC, presented Jessie with the award (pictured to right).
Jessie Zeigler
Jessie is a seasoned litigator and crisis management strategist and has represented clients in some of the nation’s most high-profile cases over the last 25+ years. Her counsel has saved clients millions in losses across various industries – including pharmaceutical/life sciences, medical device, automotive, chemical, consumer products, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing, and pulp and paper – as they have faced claims related to crisis management, environmental, health and safety, products liability, healthcare liability, or business disputes. Jessie was most recently involved in precedent-setting opioid cases, high-stakes wildfire litigation and class action defense across numerous industries. Read more about her practice here.