Jason R. Reese

Bar / Professional Activity

• State of Indiana, 1997
• State of Illinois, 2015
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Sustaining Member
• ABOTA Fellow (American Board of Trial Advocates), 2026
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Distinguished Fellow, 2026
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Member, 2021
• National Board of Governors, Member
• American Association for Justice, 1997 – Present
• Lake County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1997 – 1998
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2002 – Present
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Litigation Section, Executive Committee, 2007 – 2012
• American Association for Justice (AAJ), Medical Malpractice Birth Trauma Division, Member, 2026

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• $1.8M Birth Trauma Medical Malpractice Settlement, 2026
• $9.677M Product Liability Settlement, 2026
• $9.02M Product Liability Settlement, 2026
• $3.75M Trucking Accident Settlement, 2026
• $1.25M Day Care Negligence Settlement, 2025
• $1.75M wrongful death settlement for a widow whose husband, while traversing a marked crosswalk on his bicycle, was killed by a motorist who failed to yield the right of way, 2025
• $1.8M birth trauma settlement for child diagnosed with brain injury and cerebral palsy due to failure to call for timely emergent c-section, 2025
• $2.0M Illinois birth trauma settlement against Illinois hospital for failing to timely call for emergency c-section causing baby's hypoxia and mild brain injury, 2025
• $1.8M Fetal Death resulting from medical professionals neglecting to act timely and call for emergency c-section resulting in baby death, 2024
• $1.4M Legal Malpractice Settlement: where the client originally obtained counsel that did not file a medical malpractice case on time, resulting in a legal malpractice settlement against prior counsel, 2024
• $22,000,000 Truck Accident Settlement with two lives lost and catastrophic injury to one, 2024
• $1.65M Fetal Death Case where doctors failed to take patient complaints seriously, resulting in improper care and ultimately a loss, 2023
• $1.6M Birth Death Case where medical professionals failed to take proper action to ensure proper care resulting in malpractice and fetal death, 2023
• $1.65M Fetal Death Settlement for failure to treat mother's preeclampsia as high-risk and schedule c-section delivery, 2023
• $4.27M Product Liability Settlement for several patients who contracted tuberculosis due to a contaminated bone implant implanted during surgery, 2023
• $1.65M Birth Trauma Malpractice Settlement for failure to timely call for emergency c-section despite signs of distress on fetal monitor strips, 2023
• $1.6M wrongful death medical malpractice settlement for surviving spouse of 62-year-old man who repeatedly complained of classic signs of blood clotting to his primary care physician, 2022
• $1.65M settlement for a 38-year-old married woman who presented to the ER with classic signs of stroke but was never offered tPA treatment to reverse the clot, 2022
• $1.187M settlement for death of 5-year-old girl negligently discharged by hospital emergency room staff despite clear signs of scarlet fever, 2022
• $3.375M settlement for a man injured when a large tree damaged by a storm was cut down by a crew of volunteers, rendering him partially paralyzed, 2021
• $2.5M settlement for victim of trucking accident who sustained serious back injuries, 2021
• $1.7M wrongful death settlement for surviving husband whose 38-year-old wife's pulmonary embolism went untreated by emergency room staff despite clear evidence on abnormal blood testing, 2021
• $1.187M child wrongful death settlement due to emergency room physician negligently discharging a toddler despite the need to admit for further observation and additional testing, 2021
• $1.187M wrongful death settlement for a surviving widow due to malpractice arising from a pulmonologist who neglected to follow up on a nodule found on a patient's lung on a CT scan, 2021
• $1.187M birth trauma baby death case arising from medical malpractice for failure to timely call for a C-section despite signs of fetal distress on the fetal monitor, 2021
• $1.55M medical malpractice settlement for a surviving widow who lost her husband due to failure to diagnose and treat a blood clot in his leg, 2021
• $1M settlement for bicycle-car accident, 2019
• $6.25M Wrongful Death - a woman, who was a wife and mother of three children, was killed when a man operating a commercial vehicle crossed the center line and caused a multi-vehicle collision, 2018
• $1.17M malpractice settlement - A 48-year-old woman suffered an anoxic brain injury while recovering from a routine endoscopic surgery. The defense claimed that what happened to her was a "known complication of the procedure". Plaintiff retained two elite experts to prove otherwise. The medical review panel found that malpractice occurred and, shortly thereafter, the case settled before trial, 2018
• $817,000 malpractice settlement - rehab facility caring for a woman recovering from facial surgery to remove a malignant tumor failed to properly care for her eye, resulting in a scratched cornea and permanent loss of acuity, 2018
• $1,187,000 medical malpractice settlement against a hospital that failed to properly monitor a newborn in the NICU which led to his tragic death, 2016
• $6,620,000 combined settlement for construction accident for construction worker that was electrocuted and sustained burns to face and body, 2014
• $2 million confidential settlement on behalf of a child who sustained multiple facial fractures when an unsecured TV fell on top of her face in daycare, 2011
• Jury verdict for $1,100,000 for medical malpractice claim, 2010
• Trucking Accident resulted in a $1,500,000 settlement for a pregnant woman’s personal injuries and fetal wrongful death, 2011
• $1.187M medical malpractice settlement for death of premature newborn baby due to nurses' failure to monitor baby's deteriorating condition in neonatal intensive care unit, 2016
• Settled medical malpractice claim for man whose perforated colon went undiagnosed for two years due to mistakes made by radiologists for $1,137,000, 2016
• $1,200,000 settlement for a man killed as a passenger in a one-vehicle accident, 2015
• Legal malpractice settlement of $500,000 against a lawyer that missed a deadline to respond to a motion filed by the defense, which resulted in the client's underlying medical malpractice case being dismissed, 2015
• $721,250 wrongful death settlement for the daughter of a 67-year-old female pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle in a shopping center parking lot, 2014
• $4.57 million confidential settlement for underinsured motorist claim against a truck driver’s employer, 2006
• $1.055 million settlement for a 16-year-old student who was injured while crossing a roadway to board his school bus, 2013
• $1.45 million settlement for slip and fall, 2008
• $1 million legal malpractice settlement against a law firm that failed to timely file the medical malpractice case, 2013
• $700,000 medical malpractice settlement for retained foreign object left inside man causing deterioration of his kidney, 2016
• $1.2M settlement for the parents of a toddler boy that was prematurely discharged from the ER despite acute signs of pneumonia shown on x-ray. The child died hours later at home, 2016
• $1.45M settlement for wrongful death of a mother/wife run over in the pre-dawn hours by a bus driver during a charity event, 2016
• $1 million confidential settlement on behalf of a young woman who was sexually assaulted, 2005
• $900,000 medical malpractice settlement, 2012
• $1.95 million settlement from a motorist hit head-on at an intersection by a delivery truck driver, 2008
• $1.75 million settlement for a truck driver injured in a head-on highway collision, 2009
• Settled medical malpractice claim for a toddler that sustained brain damage as a result of hospital negligence for the sum of $1.137 million, 2008
• $715,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who was injured while she was a backseat passenger in a vehicle that was t-boned by a speeding police cruiser, 2009
• $2.5 million wrongful death settlement, 2008

Videos

• Jason Reese Biography, 2025
• Video vignette of multiple actual Wagner Reese clients strongly endorsing Jason Reese as an Indiana medical malpractice lawyer who delivers for his clients, Clients' Testimonial Video Endorsing Jason Reese, 2022
• At Wagner Reese, the vast majority of our new cases are referred to us by other lawyers throughout Indiana and nationwide, Attorney Referral Video, Legal, 2022
• Video Bio Jason Reese, 2014
• We help Indiana victims of legal malpractice, Indiana Legal Malpractice, 2013
• Indiana medical malpractice law, a short explanation by Jason R. Reese, from the firm's website, Indiana Medical Malpractice Law by Jason Reese, Medical Malpractice, 2011

Pro bono / Community Service

• Grace Care Center Foundation, Director, Board Member
• Carmel Dads' Club, Volunteer
• West Minister Legal Ministry, Volunteer
• Edge Mentoring, Board of Directors, 2015-2019
• CenterPoint Counseling, Board of Directors
• Leadership team, Indianapolis Great Banquet Community, 2026
• Brooke's Place for Grieving Youth, Board of Directors, Major Donor Chair, 2026
• Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, Board of Directors, 2012 – Present
• "Ask Me What’s Great About America" speeches at Indiana public schools, Volunteer
• Serves on Several Committees and Boards with Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis
• Indianapolis Bar Association, "Ask a Lawyer Day"
• Indiana State Bar Association's "Ask a Lawyer" program, Volunteer
• Worked for the Federal Public Defender's office on a pro bono part-time basis

Educational Background

• University of Arizona, B.S. in History, Academic Scholarship, magna cum laude, 1994

White Papers

• How a patient can get medical records in Indiana, Patient Rights to Medical Records in Indiana, 2017

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• On April 30 2026, I spoke at a live in-person event to approximately 100 legal nurse consultants about my topic, Speaker, Merit Isn't Enough: Why Attorneys Don't Take Every Good Case & How LNCs Can Help, 2026
• Speaker at Indianapolis Bench Bar Annual Conference, Speaker, Marketing Yourself: Personal Branding for Lawyers, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2019
• Speaker at Indianapolis Bar Association, Speaker, Using the Reptile in Trial, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2018
• Spoke at the 2016 Bench Bar conference on the issue of using trial techniques such as "Rules of the Road" and the Reptile Theory of proving liability, Speaker, Indy Bench Bar, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2016
• Author, "Handing the Negligent Security Claim", published in The Verdict 2008, Handling the Negligent Security Claim, The Verdict, 2008

Other Outstanding Achievements

• Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, outstanding board member award, 2018
• Mentor of the Year, Inspire Awards, 2017

Honors

• Lawyer of the Year - Plaintiff Personal Injury, Best Lawyers, 2024
• Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2023
• Nation's Top 1%, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2023
• Top 25 Lawyer, Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
• IE Magazine | Impact Entrepreneur, Top 10 Inspiring Leader, Impact Entrepreneur Magazine, 2022
• The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers, 2019
• Top 50 Indiana Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2020
• Personal Injury Litigation, https://www.wagnerreese.com/blog/jason-reese-receives-u-s-news-and-world-reports-best-lawyer-award/#~y5I3D81, Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News and World Report, 2020
• Distinguished Barrister goes to 15 lawyers each year who are recognized for outstanding leadership and service to their community, Distinguished Barrister, The Indiana Lawyer, 2019
• Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation 2019-2020, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2019
• Indiana Super Lawyer by Law & Politics as published by Indianapolis Monthly Magazine, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, Top 50 Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine and Indianapolis Monthly Magazine
• College Mentors for Kids, "2017 Inspire Awards Mentor of the Year" for Accounting, Legal & Finance
• Top 10 Best in Indiana, American Institute of Legal Counsel, 2015
• Recipient, "Forty Under 40" as Dynamic Business Leader under the age of 40 in the Indianapolis Metro Area as recognized by the Indianapolis Business Journal, Forty Under 40, Indianapolis Business Journal, 2005
• Named one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by The National Trial Lawyers, December 2013
• Named "Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year" by Indiana State Bar Association, 2003
• Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation, 2006
• Barrister on the American Sagamore Inn of Court, 2010
• President, Kappa Alpha Order at The University of Arizona, 1996

Awards

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Avvo Client's Choice Award: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com