Jonathan Perkins

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Hartford, Connecticut

Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers
Jonathan Perkins
Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers

Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice; view more

Licensed in Connecticut since: 1987

Education: New York University School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025

Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers

45 Wyllys Street
Hartford, CT 06106 Visit website
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Jonathan Perkins is the managing partner of Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers which has offices in six vibrant cities across Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.  Mr. Perkins has championed the cause of the injured for over 38 years.  His firm handles personal injury cases including:

  • Car collisions
  • Severe injuries
  • Slip-and-fall incidents
  • Animal and dog attacks
  • Product liability issues
  • Wrongful death claims
  • Nursing home abuse

Over the years, Mr. Perkins has overseen tens of thousands of personal injury claims for his firm's clients, securing over a half a billion dollars in compensation for clients. 

After graduating magna cum laude from Pace University in 1984, Mr. Perkins pursued his legal education at the New York University School of Law, earning his Juris Doctorate degree in 1987. That same year, he began practicing law in Connecticut and was admitted in New York in 1994. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

Attorney Perkins maintains memberships in the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the New Haven County Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.

 

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Informed Consent, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 80% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1987, Connecticut

Professional Webpage: https://www.800perkins.com/attorney/perkins-jonathan/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Member of the CTLA Legislative Committee which successfully lobbied the State legislature to increase state minimum automobile insurance coverage policy limits to $25,000/$50,000 after the limits had been at $20,000/$40,000 for almost 50 years, 2019
  • New York Bar Association
  • Connecticut Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • American Bar Association
  • New Haven County Bar Association
  • Connecticut, 1987
  • U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1988
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1992
  • New York, 1994
  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2020

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  •  $2,000,000 resolution of a young man who fell down the stairs outside his apartment., 2025
  • Collected $425,000.00 for a man hit from behind in a motor vehicle accident., 2024
  • $400,000.00 motor vehicle accident settlement for a 50 year old with a shoulder injury., 2024
  • Resolved the case of a young man who fell down the stairs outside his apartment for $2,000,000.00., 2024
  • Collected $270,000.00 for a man after dirt was piled near his house., 2023
  • Collected $300,000.00 for a 30 year old woman attacked by a dog., 2023
  • Settled a case for $1,000,000.00 for a motorcyclist who suffered severe injuries after hitting a pothole., 2023
  • Settled a case for $1,500,000.00 for a woman who suffered throat damage during a medical procedure., 2023
  • Settled a case for $425,000.00 for a woman who fell and broke her hip at a nursing home., 2023
  • Settled a case for tens of thousands of dollars (amount confidential) for a man who was burned after throwing gasoline on a bonfire., 2022
  • Settled a case for a confidential amount running into multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars for a woman in her late 60's who fell on some stairs., 2022
  • Settled the case of a young mother for tens of thousands of dollars (amount confidential) for a young mother who was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign with a red flashing light and where the vehicle with which she collided had no obligation to stop., 2022
  • Settled the case against a general contractor by a 47-year old man injured while working for the subcontractor for $375,000.00., 2022
  • Settled for multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars (amount confidential). The case, which had initially been handled by other counsel, had been dismissed when Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers was retained several years after the incident, 2022
  • $750,000.00 for the family of a 38 year old woman who died after discharge from the hospital which missed a pulmonary embolism., 2019
  • $500,000.00 for the family of an 87 year old man who died after wondering away from an assisted living facility., 2018
  • Collected $2,300,000.00 for the family of a man who was killed in a traffic accident., 2017
  • Collected $2,100,000.00 for a Brazilian woman who fell off her bicycle in Fairfield, Connecticut, severely injuring her head and brain function., 2017
  • Collected $850,000.00 for the family of an 83 year old man who died as the result of an auto accident, 2016
  • Collected $760,000.00 for a 45 year old contractor who fell off a ladder, sustaining significant spinal injuries, 2016
  • Collected $617,500.00 for a 58 year old man who fell on some steps going into work., 2016
  • Jury award of $1,500,000.00 stemming from the death of a child who died of sudden infant death syndrome, 2015
  • Collected $750,000.00 for a 54 year old man who injured his head due to the impact of a first aid kit and suffered a brain injury, 2014

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Pro bono / Community Service

  • Donated tens of thousands of dollars to neighborhood education programs, area religious organizations and to people in need., 2025
  • Pro bono work done on a revolving basis for clients and their families., 2025
  • Helped numerous individuals on a pro bono basis, including resolving disputes and addressing daily challenges, 2024
  • Donated tens of thousands of dollars to neighborhood education programs, area religious organizations and to people in need., 2024
  • Represent a number of clients on a pro bono basis annually, including litigating claims for clients and resolving numerous disputes on a pre-litigation basis., 2023
  • Donated thousands of dollars to neighborhood education programs, local sports teams and worthwhile charitable causes., 2023
  • Sponsored the West Haven Penalty Box Club golf tournament to fundraise for the West Haven High School Boys Hockey team., 2022
  • Staff participation in Penguin Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics., 2022
  • Represent a number of clients on a pro bono basis annually, 2022
  • Collected and donated clothes to Jessie's Homeless Outreach Project In New Haven, Connecticut., 2019
  • Raised money for ARK (Acts of Random Kindness) to help support local charities such as Ronald McDonald House, Bridgeport Connecticut Food Pantries, Waterbury Homeless Shelter and Children's Hospital for Cancer Care., 2019
  • Collected approximately 365 pounds of food from our staff and donated it to the Connecticut Food Bank in Wallingford, Connecticut., 2019
  • Supporter - Special Olympics Connecticut's Annual Penguin Plunge, Middletown, CT - Special Olympics Connecticut offers year round training and competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities looking to compete in Connecticut. Beyond competitive events, Special Olympics Connecticut also provides their Healthy Athlete’s Program to provide Special Olympians with health screenings and educational resources towards preventative care., 2019

Educational Background

  • Pace University, White Plains, NY, with a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, with Honors

Honors

  • An award given by an organization that identifies, and highlights lawyers considered to be among the "top one percent" of attorneys in the United States based on experience, case outcome and professional achievements., Nation's Top One Percent, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2025
  • Honors "the achievements of the Top 100 Attorneys in each state", America's Top 100 Attorneys, America's Top 100 Atorneys, 2025
  • An award given by an organization that identifies, and highlights lawyers considered to be among the "top one percent" of attorneys in the United States based on experience, case outcome and professional achievements., Nation's Top One Percent 2024, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2024
  • Martindale Distinguished, Reflects a combination of achieving a very high general ethical standards rating and a legal ability numerical rating, 2024
  • Features top professionals in the field of law., 2024 Top 100 Lawyers, Top 100 Registry, 2024
  • Honors "the achievements of the Top 100 Attorneys in each state", America's Top 100 Attorneys, America's Top 100 Attorneys, 2023
  • Features top professionals in the field of law., 2023 Top 100 Lawyers, Top 100 Registry, 2023
  • Martindale Distinguished, Reflects a combination of achieving a very high general ethical standards rating and a legal ability numerical rating, 2023
  • An "organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from across the country"., The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers, 2023
  • Features top professionals in the field of law., 2022 Top 100 Lawyers, Top 100 Registry, 2022
  • An "organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from across the country"., The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers, 2022
  • Honors "the achievements of the Top 100 Attorneys in each state", America's Top 100 Attorneys, America's Top 100 Attorneys, 2022

Industry Groups

  • Injured People

Office location for Jonathan Perkins

45 Wyllys Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Phone: 203-896-4305

Selections

5 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025

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