Jonathan D. Mester - a Cleveland, OH Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Cleveland Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Medical Malpractice
Automobile Accidents
Birth Injury
Catastophic Injury
Construction Accidents
Plaintiff's Personal Injury
Wrongful Death

Attorney Information

Overview

Jonathan D. Mester focuses his practice predominately on representing victims of medical malpractice, including obstetrical malpractice cases in which the baby suffers severe deficits at birth such as cerebral palsy. Jonathan also handles complex personal injury cases involving serious injury and death.

Jonathan joined Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy in 1998 as an associate and currently is the managing partner of the firm, and a member of the firm’s board of directors. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Jonathan has also been selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics Media since 2010. In 2024, Jonathan was named Best Lawyers ® “Lawyer of the Year” for both medical malpractice and personal injury litigation.

Jonathan is proud to represent individuals in taking on hospitals, corporations, and large insurance companies. He is most proud of the jury verdicts he has obtained. Jonathan has obtained multiple jury verdicts in excess of a million dollars, including the first medical malpractice verdict in several years in Columbus, Ohio on behalf of a four-year-old girl in 2013.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Jonathan D. Mester included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Best Lawyers®, 2016 - 2025
America’s Top 100 Attorneys, 2017
Champion Silver Award, 2017
Martindale-Hubbell® Client Distinction Award, 2013
Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Other Sources of Feedback About Jonathan D. Mester

Included on the 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2014 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2012 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2011 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2010 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2009 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2007 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2006 Ohio Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, 1998
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 1992
  B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Managing Partner
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Published Works

Articles

King v. ProMedica Health System, Inc., CATA News, Winter, 2011
"The Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996: Will the New Era of ADR in Federal Administrative Agencies Occur at the Expense of Public Accountability?", 13 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 167, 1997
Chief Managing Editor, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 1997

Bar Admissions

Ohio, 1998
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio

Other Affiliations

American Board of Trial Advocates
The American Association for Justice (Member)
Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
Cleveland Bar Association (Member)
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Board of Trustees, Litigation Committee & 3 R's Program)
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member)
Ohio Association for Justice (Advocates Circle Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys)
Ohio State Bar Association (Member)
Martindale-Hubbell®

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Contact

Cleveland, OH

600 Superior Avenue East
Suite 1200
Cleveland, OH 44114

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Phone: 216-586-5912

Fax: (216) 771-2242

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Website: https://www.nphm.com/

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm Telephone Calls Answered 24 hours a day.

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