Jesse M. Reiter

Revered throughout the United States for his work in birth trauma litigation, Jesse M. Reiter has won many multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients from his law office – Reiter & Walsh, PC – in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. 

A passionate advocate for his clients, Mr. Reiter is deeply sympathetic to the anguish that new families must go through when faced with an unimaginably difficult situation. His attention to detail and meticulous approach along with his comprehensive preparation give his clients the best chance to recover compensation and hold the at-fault parties accountable. For his high ethics and valuable contribution to the legal field, he is rated “Superb” on Avvo.

Mr. Reiter graduated from the University of Michigan with high honors in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He then attended the DePaul University College of Law and received his Juris Doctor in 1987. He is licensed to practice in Michigan, Washington, D.C., and Ohio, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Ohio Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Many honors and recognitions have been bestowed upon Mr. Reiter, including being named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers and recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in medical malpractice and personal injury law. He was honored by the American Association of Justice’s Board of Governors, presenting him with the Outstanding Achievement Award on two separate occasions. He was also recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as part of their Top 100 Trial Lawyers list and named in America’s Most Honored Professionals – Top 1% by the American Registry.

Mr. Reiter has held many valuable positions across many prominent legal organizations, including:

·       The American Bar Foundation: Life Fellow

·       The Michigan Bar Association: Fellow

·       The Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG): Executive board member and past chair

·       The American Association of Justice: Leaders Forum, Publications Committee, Board of Governors, Evergreen Advisory Committee and the Professional Negligence Committee

·       The Michigan Association for Justice: Executive board member, Constitutional Challenge Committee, Judicial Qualifications Committee, and the past president, vice president, secretary and treasurer

Additionally, he holds memberships in the National Civil Justice Institute, the Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group, the Public Justice Foundation, the Ohio Association for Justice, the Oakland County Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Keen to share his wealth of knowledge in matters pertaining to birth trauma, Mr. Reiter has published many written articles on the topic through journals such as the BTLG Journal, the American Association for Justice’s Trial Magazine and the Michigan Bar Journal.