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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.
Birth Injury
Brain Injury
Ohio Association for Justice Member (Current)
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Executive Board Member (1995 - Current)
Eastern District of Michigan (1987 - Current)
Oakland County Bar Association (1987 - Current)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Member (1987 - Current)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Professional Negligence Section Chair (2013 - 2014)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Professional Negligence Section Secretary (2012 - 2013)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Professional Negligence Section Newsletter Editor (2011 - 2012)
Michigan State Bar # 40692 Member (1987 - Current)
Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Chair (2010 - 2012)
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) President (2006 - 2007)
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) President-Elect (2005 - 2006)
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Vice President (2004 - 2005)
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Secretary (2003 - 2004)
National Trial Lawyers Association Member (Current)
Academy of Trial Advocacy (Current)
Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Co-Editor of Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletter (2009 - 2011)
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Chair of the Coalition/Community Action Committee (2000 - 2002)
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Treasurer (2002 - 2003)
District of Columbia Bar Member (1999 - Current)
Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Current)
National College of Advocacy Fellow (Current)
American Bar Foundation Life Fellow (Current)
Michigan Bar Foundation Fellow (Current)
United States District Court Member (Current)
Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group Member (Current)
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Constitutional Challenge Committee (1997 - Current)
Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Member (Current)
Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Past Executive Board Member (Current)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Governor, Board of Governors (2015 - Current)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Exchange Advisory Committee (2014 - Current)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Section & Litigation Group Coordination Committee (2014 - Current)
Ohio State Bar Member (2007 - Current)
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Judicial Qualifications Committee (2004 - Current)
Public Justice Foundation Member (Current)
Letter from the Editor Professional Negligence Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 1
Solving the statute of limitations puzzle for minors in medical malpractice cases Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 25, No. 3 (November 29, 2010)
Letter from the Co-Chairs Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletters – Summer and Winter 2011 Editions
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)
HIE and the Myth of Pre-Existing Injury American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletter (July, 2015)
How ACOG Broadened the Definition of HIE: A Comparison of the NEACP and NEANO American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletter (July, 2014)
The Hidden Dangers of Overventilation American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletter (February, 2014)
Forcep Deliveries: Are They Worth The Risk? American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletter (February, 2012)
Oxytocin: The New ‘High Alert’ Medication Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletters – Summer and Winter 2011 Editions (July, 2009)
Emergency Cesarean Sections: When 30 Minutes is Not Fast Enough Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletters – Summer and Winter 2011 Editions (July, 2008)
Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
AAJ Birth Trauma Litigation Group 2016.0
Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
Who’s Who in American Law
LeadingLawyers.com; Michigan Bar Journal
National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys
Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Metro Detroit Magazine
Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2012.0
Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2006.0
Martindale-Hubbell
U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers Association
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel 2013.0
Dbusiness Magazine
Michigan Lawyers Weekly
U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor B.A. | Political Science
DePaul College of Law J.D. | Law
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