Jamie R. Lebovitz, Partner
Jamie R. Lebovitz is a senior partner with
Nurenberg,
Paris, Heller & McCarthy Co LPA. His practice is in the areas
of personal injury and wrongful death litigation with a concentration in aviation disasters. He has
recovered numerous multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts in cases against commercial
airlines, aircraft manufacturers and the federal government.
Jamie R. Lebovitz has 25 years experience as a trial attorney. He is a member of
the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Ohio Association of Justice
(OAJ), the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) and the Ohio State (OSBA),
Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Bar Associations and the Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association.
Mr. Lebovitz has been appointed by various
courts as a member of the Lead Trial Counsel Team and the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in air crash cases.
In this capacity he has coordinated the investigation and preparation of cases for trial on behalf of all
claimants and litigants.
In 2007 and 2008, Mr. Lebovitz was designated a member of "
Ohio
Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics Media, Inc.
Attorneys are chosen by their peers, and the independent research of Law & Politics. They represent
the top 5% of the attorneys in their state.
members of the Steering Committee in mass disasters include:
- American Airlines/Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 Crash in Kirksville, Missouri
- U.S. Forestry Service Crash in Flathead County, Montana
- Air Evac Life Team Helicopter Crash in Boonville, Indiana
- Singapore Airlines Flight 006 Crash at Taipei, Taiwan
- Burlington Northern Train Collision near Los Angeles, Calif
- Alaska Air Flight 261 Crash near Los Angeles, California
- EgyptAir Flight 990 Crash near Nantucket, Rhode Island
- Swissair Flight 111 Crash near Halifax, Nova Scotia
- TWA Flight 800 Crash in Long Island, New York
- Comair (Delta Commuter) Flight 3272 Crash near Detroit, Michigan
- City of New Orleans Amtrak Train Crash near Chicago, Illinois
- USAir Flight 1493 Crash at Los Angeles, California
- Valujet Flight 592 Crash near Miami, Florida
- USAir Flight 427 Crash in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
- USAir Flight 405 Crash at LaGuardia Airport
- Delta Airlines Flight 7529 Crash near Carrolton, Georgia
- USAir Flight 4743 Crash in Beckley, West Virginia
- United Flight 232 Crash in Sioux City, Iowa
- Delta Airlines Flight 810 Disaster near Los Angeles, California
Jamie R. Lebovitz practices in the following areas of law:
- Aviation Litigation
- Mass Transit and Railroad
- Mecial Malpractice
- Auto, Bus, Motorcycle and Truck Accident Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Plaintiff's Personal Injury
Bar Admissions:
- Ohio, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
Education:
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1982 J.D.
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1979 B.A.
Professional Associations, Memberships and Honors:
Published Works:
- Beck v. Alaska Air Group, 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10017 (N.D. Cal., May 24, 2002)
- In re: Air Crash off Point Mugu, 145 Fed. Sup.2d 1156 (N.D. Cal. 2001)
- Dowe v. Amtrak, 2004 U.S. Dist. Lexis 7233 (N.D. Ill., April 26, 2004)
- Dowe v. Amtrak, 2003 U.S. Dist. Lexis 18538 (N.D. Ill, October 21, 2003)
- Garber v. Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co., 22 Employee Benefits CAS (BNA) 1090 (6th Cir. 1999)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Liability of Homeowners and Private Recreational Operators for Swimming Pool Accidents,
Cleveland State University
- Physician Liability for Errors/Omissions in Medical Record Documentation,
St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
- Lecturer, 36th Award Convention, Ohio Association of Justice
- An Overview of Commercial Aviation Litigation, Columbus, Ohio
- Aviation Law and Contracts-Implications of the Warsaw Convention, Columbus, Ohio
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