Jeffrey M. Heller - Cleveland, OH

Jeff is a partner and trial lawyer at Nurenberg Paris, focusing 100% of his practice on personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Over the past five years, his verdicts, settlements, and judgments have totaled more than $80 million for some of the most significant and high-profile personal injury cases in Ohio.

Jeff’s expertise focus on the following areas of personal injury, including:

• Wrongful death;
• Medical malpractice resulting in catastrophic injury;
• Representation of children and families for birth injuries;
• Nursing home abuse resulting in catastrophic injury;
• Serious motor-vehicle and truck-involved crashes; and
• Premises liability resulting in catastrophic injury.

His profound success in obtaining life-changing compensation for his clients has earned him recognition far and wide and he is often referred cases from other attorneys who ask him to handle their most difficult and complex cases. For example, in 2025, Jeff was asked to handle a case involving a sidewalk defect. Jeff obtained a $14 million settlement, which is the largest reported settlement in Ohio history for this type of case.

Starting his career as a prosecutor 15 years ago, Jeff handled cases ranging from simple drug possession to rape and murder. One of his most notable cases was working on the trial team that prosecuted the then-leader of the Heartless Felons—Ohio’s most vicious and notorious gang—resulting in a life sentence for multiple murder and robbery convictions. The trial was featured on the A&E television show “After the First 48.” The invaluable training Jeff received at the prosecutor’s office is where he developed a love for presenting cases in court. His absolute core belief is that, regardless of their situations, each of his clients has a constitutional right to a trial by jury.

Jeff has tried more than 30 civil and criminal cases to a jury, which puts him in the upper echelon of trial lawyers across the country. His courtroom success is undoubtedly the reason he has been able to obtain such significant results for his clients.

Jeff’s prolific success as a personal injury lawyer has earned him highly distinguished accolades such as Ohio Super Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40 National Trial Lawyers, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®. 

Some of Jeff’s notable results are as follows:

• $15 million for young man killed in a car crash;
• $14 million for sidewalk defect resulting in a traumatic brain injury;
• $7.2 million for personal injuries in a motorcycle crash with a garbage truck;
• $6 million for a dram shop case resulting in partial paralysis;
• $3.25 million for baby who suffered brain injury at birth;
• $3 million for failure to diagnose infection;
• $2.75 million for brachial plexus injury at birth;
• $1.6 million for missed cancer diagnosis;
• $1.5 million for child injured when babysitter failed to properly supervise;
• $1.5 million for wrongful death during surgery;
• $1.25 million for pedestrian killed crossing the street (policy limits); and
• $1 million for brachial plexus injury at birth (policy limits).