Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy

7 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Aviation Law

Biography

With compassion, dedication, and years of aviation litigation experience, Jamie R. Lebovitz has focused his practice on helping families who have lost loved ones in aviation disasters.

Jamie is a senior partner at Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy. He practices in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death litigation with a concentration in aviation, railroad, and trucking calamities. Jamie has more than 35 years of experience as a trial attorney, and he has recovered numerous multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts in cases against commercial airlines, aircraft manufacturers, railroad and trucking companies, and the federal government.

He’s a member of the American Association for Justice, the Ohio Association of Justice, the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Ohio State, Cleveland, and Cuyahoga County Bar Associations, the Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association, and numerous other organizations.

Jamie has been appointed by federal and state courts as a member of the lead trial counsel team and the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in aviation and railroad accident cases. In these roles, he has coordinated the investigation and preparation of cases for trial on behalf of all claimants and litigants.

He has earned an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, which has been the leading authority on peer review evaluation of a lawyer’s capabilities for more than 100 years. The rating is awarded to lawyers who have achieved the highest levels of professional skill and integrity in their fields.

In addition, Law & Politics recognizes Jamie as an Ohio Super Lawyer®. Attorneys who receive this title are chosen by their peers and the independent research of Law & Politics as representatives of the top attorneys in their state.

Jamie is married and has three children. Outside of the office, he enjoys skiing, reading, traveling, playing golf and tennis, and wine tasting.

Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy

7 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Cleveland State University, J.D., graduated 1982
  • Cleveland State University, BA

  • Ohio, The State Bar of Ohio

  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Grievance Committee, Member
  • Hillel: Board & Internship - Member
  • Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association - Member
  • Martindale-Hubbell - Member
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Member
  • Ohio Association for Justice - Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • The District of Columbia Bar - Member
  • Ohio, The State Bar of Ohio
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Grievance Committee, Member
  • Hillel: Board & Internship - Member
  • Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association - Member
  • Martindale-Hubbell - Member
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Member
  • Ohio Association for Justice - Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • The District of Columbia Bar - Member
  • Cleveland State University, J.D., graduated 1982
  • Cleveland State University, BA

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Aviation Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Media Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:

Additional Information

  • Areas of Practice
  • Aviation Accident
  • Auto Accident
  • Mass Transit and Railroad
  • Personal Injury
  • Truck Accident
  • Wrongful Death

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