Jamie R. Lebovitz, Partner

Aviation Accident Attorneys with Experience

Jamie R. Lebovitz is a senior partner with Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy. His practice is in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death litigation with a concentration in aviation disasters. He has recovered numerous multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts in cases against commercial airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and the federal government.

Jamie R. Lebovitz has over 25 years experience as a trial attorney. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Ohio Association of Justice (OAJ), the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA), and the Ohio State (OSBA), Cleveland, and Cuyahoga County Bar Associations, and the Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association.

Mr. Lebovitz has been appointed by various courts as a member of the Lead Trial Counsel Team and the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in air crash cases. In this capacity he has coordinated the investigation and preparation of cases for trial on behalf of all claimants and litigants.

From 2007 to present, Mr. Lebovitz was designated a member of "Ohio Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics Media, Inc. Attorneys are chosen by their peers, and the independent research of Law & Politics. They represent the top 5% of the attorneys in their state.

Members of the Steering Committee in Mass Disasters include:

• American Airlines/Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 Crash in Kirksville, Missouri
• U.S. Forestry Service Crash in Flathead County, Montana
• Air Evac Life Team Helicopter Crash in Boonville, Indiana
• Singapore Airlines Flight 006 Crash at Taipei, Taiwan
• Burlington Northern Train Collision near Los Angeles, California
• Alaska Air Flight 261 Crash near Los Angeles, California
• EgyptAir Flight 990 Crash near Nantucket, Rhode Island
• Swissair Flight 111 Crash near Halifax, Nova Scotia
• TWA Flight 800 Crash in Long Island, New York
• Comair (Delta Commuter) Flight 3272 Crash near Detroit, Michigan
• City of New Orleans Amtrak Train Crash near Chicago, Illinois
• USAir Flight 1493 Crash at Los Angeles, California
• Valujet Flight 592 Crash near Miami, Florida
• USAir Flight 427 Crash in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
• USAir Flight 405 Crash at LaGuardia Airport
• Delta Airlines Flight 7529 Crash near Carrolton, Georgia
• USAir Flight 4743 Crash in Beckley, West Virginia
• United Flight 232 Crash in Sioux City, Iowa
• Delta Airlines Flight 810 Disaster near Los Angeles, California

Jamie R. Lebovitz practices in the following areas of law:

• Auto, Bus, Motorcycle, and Truck Accident Injury
• Aviation Litigation
• Mass Transit and Railroad
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions:

• Ohio, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Central District of Utah
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
• U. S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court, Third Judicial District of Utah
• 2005, District of Columbia
• Numerous jurisdictions pro hac vice. Mr. Lebovitz practices in the areas of catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigation with a concentration in aviation disasters.

Education:

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, J.D., 1982
• Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, B.A., cum laude, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• The District of Columbia Bar
• Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association
• Ohio Association of Justice
• The American Association for Justice
• Ohio Super Lawyer® (2007-2011)

Published Works:

• Beck v. Alaska Air Group, 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10017 (N.D. Cal., May 24, 2002)
• In re: Air Crash off Point Mugu, 145 Fed. Sup.2d 1156 (N.D. Cal. 2001)
• Dowe v. Amtrak, 2004 U.S. Dist. Lexis 7233 (N.D. Ill., April 26, 2004)
• Dowe v. Amtrak, 2003 U.S. Dist. Lexis 18538 (N.D. Ill., October 21, 2003)
• Garber v. Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co., 22 Employee Benefits CAS (BNA) 1090 (6th Cir. 1999)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Liability of Homeowners and Private Recreational Operators for Swimming Pool Accidents, Cleveland State University
• Physician Liability for Errors/Omissions in Medical Record Documentation, St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
• Lecturer, 36th Award Convention, Ohio Association of Justice
• An Overview of Commercial Aviation Litigation, Columbus, Ohio
• Aviation Law and Contracts-Implications of the Warsaw Convention, Columbus, Ohio

Online Profiles:

• FindLaw Lawyer Directory
• Martindale-Hubbell®

Attorney Contact Information:

Jamie R. Lebovitz
Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy Co. LPA
1370 Ontario Street, Suite 100
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1708

Phone: (216) 621-2300
Fax: (216) 771-2242
E-mail: JLebovitz@nphm.com