About Jesse
Jesse Young earned both his undergraduate and law degrees at Western Michigan University, completing a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 and a Juris Doctor in 2009. He remained connected to the Kalamazoo area after law school, building a mixed professional background that crosses construction and courtroom practice.
His early career included entrepreneurship. In 2002 he founded Young Residential Builders and held a residential builders license in Michigan while operating the company. His resume also lists multiple positions in private practice. Records show him as a shareholder at Sommers Schwartz, P.C. in 2008, a shareholder at Kreis Enderle, P.C. in 2018, and promoted to senior shareholder at Sommers Schwartz in 2022. Those entries reflect a steady progression of leadership roles in law firms alongside his construction experience.
Young is admitted to practice in Michigan and before several federal courts. The jurisdictions noted include the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and both the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He also maintains professional memberships in the American Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Kalamazoo County Bar Association. The combination of a builders license and courtroom admissions suggests a practitioner comfortable handling matters that touch both regulatory and litigation tracks.
Colleagues describe his path as one that blends private business experience with litigation practice. Over time he has moved between firms and roles, taking on shareholder responsibilities and later senior leadership at Sommers Schwartz. That firm affiliation anchors his current legal profile and provides the platform for his federal and state court work.
As of 2026 he serves as a senior shareholder at Sommers Schwartz, P.C. He represents clients in state and federal litigation and holds licensure that allows him to speak to construction-related regulatory and licensing issues as part of his practice.
