Ohio Super Lawyers 2007
Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy Co., L.P.A., has served the needs of catastrophically
injuries clients in Ohio since 1928, and for the last 15 years, throughout the United
States. The firm has four litigators listed in 2007
Super Lawyers®.
Kathleen J. St. John was listed in
Super Lawyers in 2006 and, in
the same year,
Jonathon D. Mester and
Andrew R. Young were listed in Rising Stars.
The Cleveland law firm is known for its success in cases involving medical malpractice,
wrongful death, defective products, airplane crashes, railroad crossing collisions,
unfair business practices and insurance litigation.
The firm continues to maintain an impressive number of courtroom wins involving
multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts throughout Ohio and across the nation,
in class actions, construction accidents, aviation disasters and medical malpractice
cases. The firm takes great pride in its knowledge of the law, trial techniques
and strategies and the ability to hold its verdicts in the appellate courts.
David M. Paris, the president of the firm,
practices in the areas of complex injury and wrongful death caused by medical malpractice,
defective products and motor vehicle accidents. He is certified by NBTA as a Civil
Trial Specialist and also chairs the firm’s class action department. He is the past
president of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys and a Fellow in the International
Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Thomas Mester, the senior partner of the
firm, focuses on medical negligence, work place injuries and product liability cases.
In 2006, Tom racked up verdicts for $3.3 million in a construction injury case and
$2.7 million in an employer intentional tort case along with several other multimillion-dollar
settlements.
Jamie R. Lebovitz, vice president of the
firm, has distinguished himself as one of this country’s leading attorneys in the
representation of victims of airplane crashes and other transportation disasters.
He has achieved jury verdicts and settlements in excess of $300 million in state
and federal court in cases that are complex and often high profile. Lebovitz is
among a select few attorneys in the United States who has been regularly court-appointed
to serve on steering committees in aviation and railroad disaster cases.
William S. Jacobson litigates matters
involving medical malpractice and has a special interest in obstetrical negligence
cases. He has obtained several multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements throughout
Ohio. He frequently lectures across the state on medical negligence and trial tactics.