Jonathan C. Reiter
Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in New York, New York
Jonathan C. Reiter Law Firm, PLLC
Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Aviation & Aerospace, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in New York since: 1976
Education: Brooklyn Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2025 Call today:
646-475-3647
Jonathan C. Reiter Law Firm, PLLC
350 5th AvenueSuite 6400
New York, NY 10118-6400 Visit website
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Attorney Jonathan C. Reiter is the founder of Jonathan C. Reiter Law Firm, PLLC, in New York, New York. With close to half a century of experience, he offers skilled legal counsel and advocacy to clients across the region and beyond, in matters involving:
- Airline accidents
- Aviation accidents
- Automobile accidents
- Mass transit accidents
- Medical malpractice
- Premises liability
- Slip-and-fall injuries
- Construction and scaffold accidents
- Wrongful death and more
Over the course of his career practicing personal injury law, Mr. Reiter has helped numerous injury victims recover significant sums as settlements and verdicts. In the area of aviation accidents, he is known for obtaining the highest verdict for a single passenger in an airline accident.
In addition, Mr. Reiter is passionate about fighting for victims of sexual harassment, police brutality and human rights abuses. In recognition of his success, the National Association of Distinguished Counsel included him among the nation’s “top one percent” in 2015.
After completing his bachelor's degree in 1971 at Brandeis University, Mr. Reiter earned his law degree (1975) from Brooklyn Law School. Prior to founding his firm, he litigated criminal defense cases for The Legal Aid Society and served as law secretary for a judge sitting on the New York State Court of Claims.
Throughout that period, Mr. Reiter diligently composed numerous adept opinions for the presiding judge in various civil cases, with roughly 25 being deemed worthy of publication in the Official Reports of the State of New York. This exemplifies his unwavering commitment to his craft and meticulous attention to detail.
Mr. Reiter is licensed to practice law before all New York state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Bronx County Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Aviation and Aerospace, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Aviation, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Informed Consent, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20% Aviation and Aerospace
- 20% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1976, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.jcreiterlaw.com/about-us/attorney-jonathan-c-rei...
- United States District Courts for the Eastern Districts of New York
- United States District Courts for the Northern Districts of New York
- New Jersey
- Liberal Party’s nominee for Lieutenant Governor, State of New York, 1998
- Connecticut
- States of Florida
- United States Supreme Court
- Member, American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
- Member, Bronx County Bar Association
- State of New York, 1976
- United States District Courts for the Southern Districts of New York
- Member, New York County Lawyers Association
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Mr. Reiter obtained the highest verdict for a single passenger in the Egypt Air 990 crash ($3.6 million including interest). This case was the first to award loss of society damages to a victim’s sisters, brother and cousin as dependent relatives under the Death on the High Seas Act, in addition to awarding substantial damages to the victim’s parents. Mr. Reiter obtained million-dollar and/or multi-million dollar settlements for the survivors of 14 persons killed in the American Airlines Flight 587 crash at Belle Harbor, New York, including residents of the United States and the Dominican Republic. He also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee on that case. Numerous medical malpractice, negligence and wrongful death verdicts and settlements are listed on the Firm's website at www.jcreiterlaw.com
- Mr. Reiter obtained $5 million dollar verdict in medical malpractice case for failing to diagnose Chiari malformation, 2019
- Mr. Reiter achieved a settlement of $15 million for the family of a young mother killed in an airline crash., 2014
- Mr. Reiter achieved a $22.97 million dollar verdict in Supreme Court Queens County in a medical malpractice case in which hospital personnel failed to timely diagnose and treat a patient with MRSA pneumonia in the ICU, resulting in a cardiac arrest from which the patient survived, although with brain damage., 2014
- Super Lawyers list each year since 2011
- Nation’s Top One Percent, having been selected by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015
- Brandeis University, B.A., 1971
Office location for Jonathan C. Reiter
350 5th Avenue
Suite 6400
New York, NY 10118-6400
Phone: 646-475-3647
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2025
