Jonathan R. Ratchik
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in New York, New York
Kramer, Dunleavy & Ratchik, PLLC
Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in New York since: 1998
Education: American University Washington College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026 Call today:
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Jonathan Ratchik has been selected to the New York Super Lawyers list for six consecutive years, 2020 through 2025, placing him among the top 5% of attorneys in New York State for personal injury representation.
A partner at Kramer, Dunleavy & Ratchik, PLLC in Manhattan, Jonathan has spent more than 25 years exclusively representing plaintiffs injured in motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, pedestrian incidents, and premises liability cases across New York City and New York State. He has recovered tens of millions of dollars for clients and their families.
Jonathan holds the AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a frequent lecturer for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. His firm's approach, fewer cases, direct attorney access, no call centers, reflects the same commitment to individual clients that has driven six consecutive Super Lawyers selections.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1998, New York
Professional Webpage: https://kdrpilawyers.com/our-attorneys/jonathan-r-ratchik/
Bar / Professional Activity
- New York State, 1998
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2002
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 2002
- United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2016
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $4,000,000 for a 57-year-old woman who developed metastatic endometrial cancer after undergoing hysterectomy which caused an undiagnosed cancer in her uterus to spread throughout her abdomen., 2018
- $5,540,000 for 41-year-old assistant store manager who suffered multiple herniated discs in her neck requiring surgery after slipping and falling on an oily staircase in her apartment building., 2023
- $3,000,000 for 38-year-old construction worker who suffered a traumatic brain injury and second degree burns following an arc flash explosion while working on an energized electric circuit., 2019
- $1,182,500 for a 28-year-old dance instructor who suffered multiple herniated discs in her thoracic and lumbar spine requiring lumbar fusion surgery following fall from a stage, 2017
Representative Clients
- Rudnik v. Brogor Realty Corp., 45 A.D.3d 828 (2d Dep’t 2007)(reversing denial of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff construction worker who fell while trying to climb A-frame ladder that had been placed on top of a scaffold)
- Nakasato v. 331 W. 51st Corp., 124 A.D.3d 522 (1st Dep’t 2015)(affirming plaintiff’s post-trial motion to set aside jury verdict in favor of defendants on the grounds that verdict represented impermissible compromise)
- Texeira v. BAB Nuclear Radiology, P.C., 54 A.D.3d 1022 (2d Dep’t 2008) (affirming denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment where issues of fact as to whether statute of limitations tolled by the continuous treatment doctrine)
- Aaron v. Fish-Bones Towing, Inc., 90 A.D.3d 452 (1st Dep’t 2011)(affirming order granting pre-discovery motion for summary judgment in favor of professional photographer who, while locking up his bicycle on the sidewalk, was run over by a truck that had become detached from tow truck and jumped the curb)
- Higgins v. West 50th Street Assoc., LLC, 94 A.D.3d 522 (1st Dep’t 2015) (affirming $6.7M verdict in favor of professional makeup artist who suffered mild traumatic brain injury after slipping on wet staircase)
- Uncyk v. Cedarhurst Prop. Mgmt., LLC, 137 A.D.3d 610 (1st Dep’t 2016)(reversing order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment where issues of fact as to whether defendant had constructive notice of dangerous sidewalk condition that caused elderly woman’s fall)
- Waxman v. Hallen Const. Co. Inc., 139 A.D.3d 597 (1st Dep’t 2016)(reversing order granting defendant’s summary judgment motion which was untimely and where issues of fact whether defendant created dangerous roadway condition that caused plaintiff’s motor scooter crash)
- Manhattan by Sail, Inc. v. Tagle, 873 F.3d_ (2d Cir. 2017)(reversing judgment in favor of petitioner and directing verdict in favor of respondent, a young mother of two who suffered a traumatic brain injury after getting struck in the head by metal clip while on board petitioner’s sailboat)
Pro bono / Community Service
- Transportation Alternatives, Supporter and Volunteer
Educational Background
- New York University, B.A., Honor: Cum Laude, 1994
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Frequent lecturer
Honors
- AV-Rated, AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2018
- Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2020
Office location for Jonathan R. Ratchik
15 Maiden Lane
Suite 2005
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-653-8780
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026
