Jessie Zaylia earned her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2010. While in law school, she worked for two federal judges, interned with the Department of Justice, argued before the California Court of Appeal three times (and won!), and was the Chief Articles Editor for the San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law. She also earned the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, Warren Family Endowment Scholarship, USD Law Alumni Scholarship, and USD Honor Scholarship.

 

After graduating, she worked for California’s longest-standing workers’ compensation defense firm and made partner there in record time (only 3 years after being admitted to the Bar, making her the fastest-rising partner in that firm’s history). She has handled a variety of complex issues on both sides of workers' compensation over the years and has a 90% win rate at trial. Beyond litigation, Ms. Zaylia has also managed multiple large defense accounts, has drafted policy manuals from scratch regarding client service, and has presented on the topic of workers’ compensation to thousands of people. She has been a certified specialist since 2016.