Jessica Schmitz

Jessica Schmitz is an associate attorney at Kiesel Law LLP. Jess’ practice focuses on complex civil litigation, mass tort litigation, catastrophic personal injury, and consumer class actions. She works across a variety of subject areas, including environmental mass torts and consumer data privacy class actions.

Ms. Schimitz earned her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2026. As a law student, Jess worked as a research assistant under UMN Law’s current Dean William McGeveran, where she helped research, draft, and edit updates for the upcoming new edition of his book, “Privacy and Data Protection Law.” Jess also served as Editor-in-Chief of volume 27 of the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science, and Technology. Her article on expanding legal protections for biometric data was published with the Journal in 2025. 

Jess’ law schoolwork experience includes clerkships with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office in their Antitrust and Consumer Protection divisions; the Electronic Frontier Foundation; and externships in Santa Clara County Superior Court and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Prior to law school, she attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA where she double majored in Economics and Political Science and received her B.A., magna cum laude, in 2023. 

Jessica Schmitz is a newly admitted member of the State Bar of California. Jess is also a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the Federal Bar Association.