“Jonathan was kind, compassionate & extremely professional, yet personable. He gave excellent advice.”
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Jonathan D. Mester focuses his practice on representing victims of medical malpractice, including obstetrical malpractice cases in which the baby suffers severe deficits at birth including Cerebral Palsy and Erb’s Palsy. Jonathan has also successfully handled numerous workplace and construction accident cases involving serious injury and death, as well as nursing home abuse cases.
Jonathan joined Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy in 1998 as an associate and today is a partner with the firm. He is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Membership is limited to trial attorneys who have won million or multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.
Jonathan has been selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics Media since 2010. Prior to being selected as a Super Lawyer, he was selected for inclusion in the 2006 through 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars by Law & Politics Media.
Jonathan is most proud of the jury verdicts he has obtained for his clients. He has obtained four verdicts in excess of a million dollars, including the first medical malpractice verdict in several years in Columbus, Ohio on behalf of a four year old girl in 2013. On each of these cases, the wrongdoer offered little or nothing to settle the case, leaving Jonathan’s clients no choice but to take the case to trial.
Areas of Practice
- Auto Accident
- Birth Injury
- Construction and Work Place Accident
- Defective Product
- Employer Intentional Tort
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Personal Injury
- Truck Accident
- Wrongful Death
Online Profiles
Bar Admissions:
- Ohio, 1998
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Education:
- Syracuse University, B.A., 1992
- The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 1998
- National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, Recipient of First Place Overall and Best Brief Award, 1998
- Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Chief Managing Editor, 1997-1998
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Association for Justice
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Board of Trustees
- Cleveland Bar Association
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Ohio Association for Justice
- Ohio State Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- William Thomas Inn of Court
- Ohio Association for Justice, Advocates Circle Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Board Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Litigation Committee
- Board Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 3 R’S Program
Speaking Experience
- NBI: Advanced Issues in Personal Injury Litigation, 2013
Honors and Awards
- Included in the 2016 Best Lawyers® list
- Selected for inclusion in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers by Law & Politics Media
- Selected for inclusion in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars by Law & Politics Media
- Martindale-Hubbell® Client Distinction Award recipient, 2013
Blogs by Jonathan D. Mester
Download Articles:
- King V. ProMedica Health System, Inc.
- “The Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996: Will the New Era of ADR in Federal Administrative Agencies Occur at the Expense of Public Accountability?” 13, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 167, 1997.
