Jesse Reiter

Since the inception of his legal career in 1987, Jesse Reiter has handled 100% birth injury and birth trauma cases. Reiter is admitted to practice in Michigan, Washington, D.C., Ohio and the U.S. Supreme Court, and he represents children and their parents in cases involving infant brain damage, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), cerebral palsy, and a number of other pregnancy, delivery and newborn complications. Jesse Reiter is referred to in a 2008 Michigan Lawyer's Weekly article as one of three "medical malpractice gurus” whose cases have consistently ranked among the top verdicts and settlements in the state of Michigan for the past several years. Recognized as among the top in his field, he is an executive board member and past Chair of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group, a group of leading birth injury attorneys from around the world that represent birth injured children and their families. He was also Co-Editor of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletter from 2009-2011. Reiter is a fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the American Association for Justice’s National College of Advocacy. In 2015, Reiter was elected to the AAJ Board of Governors. His work with the AAJ’s Professional Negligence Section includes past Chair, Newsletter Editor and Secretary. For the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ), Reiter serves or has served as a President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Board Member. He has also served on the MAJ’s Judicial Qualifications Committee, Constitutional Challenge Committee, and Coalition/Community Action Committee. Reiter maintains active roles in a number of other professional group and associations as well.

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

B.A. | Political Science

DePaul College of Law

J.D. | Law

Letter from the Co-Chairs

Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletters – Summer and Winter 2011 Editions

Letter from the Editor

Professional Negligence Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 1

The Impact of Therapeutic Hypothermia on Newborns with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Newsletter

February, 2019

Averting Pre-Term Birth: The Right Care Gives the Best Results

American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletter

July, 2016

ACOG Replaced the Friedman Curve with Unproven Guidelines: Is Lowering the Caesarean Rate Worth the Rise in Birth Trauma?

American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletter

February, 2016

Dan Cullan Memorial Award

AAJ Birth Trauma Litigation Group

2016

Respected Advocate Award

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel

2013

Leader in the Law

Michigan Lawyers Weekly

2012

Lawyer of the Year

Michigan Lawyers Weekly

2006

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers

Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group

Member

Current

Public Justice Foundation

Member

Current

National Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Current

Academy of Trial Advocacy

Current

Ohio Association for Justice

Member

Current

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Michigan

Ohio

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