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Jennifer Ostertag 
Los Angeles, California
Associate
phone 310-694-5027
866-664-3055 (Toll Free)
fax 310-475-7871
email Email Me

Jennifer Ostertag is an associate with McNicholas & McNicholas LLP, Los Angeles, California.  She practices in all areas of civil litigation,
including products liability, medical malpractice, employment, and
catastrophic injury.

Jennifer received her bachelor of arts degree from Loyola Marymount University. She is a graduate of Loyola Law School. Prior to joining McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, Jennifer served as associate general counsel for a top internet search engine at the peak of the technology explosion.

Jennifer is admitted to practice before the California State Courts and the Central District of the United States District Court. She is a member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

In 2008 and 2009, Jennifer was recognized by her peers as one of the top lawyers under the age of forty in Southern California as listed on the Rising Stars list by Southern California Super Lawyers.  This distinct honor is only bestowed on 2.5% of practicing attorneys.

Some of the settlements and verdicts that Jennifer has obtained include: Van Laningham vs. Van Wormer, Inc. et al., 2007, $3.3M jury verdict against owners of a Mexican hotel chain for breach of an exclusive booking contract; $1.125M settlement for a generator technician who sustained a brain injury as a result of discrimination based on his national origin; $1.675M settlement for construction worker who sustained a spinal crush injury from a falling mock-up wall.

Some Notable Case Results Click Here For More Results Some Pending Matters
  • $10,800,000
    Sexual abuse of a male minor
    by a male coach
  • $10,048,000
    Laborer injured right thigh & knee on
    construction job requiring internal hardware
  • $9,000,000
    26-year-old plaintiff recovered against
    international company for a brain injury
  • $8,000,000
    25 tenants subjected to slumlord
    and uninhabitable conditions
  • $6,500,000
    Subway tunnel worker killed
    in a workplace accident
  • $5,430,000
    First African-American member of LAPD bomb
    squad discriminated against because of his race
  • $5,000,000
    Wrongful death of individual with three
    heirs in vehicle accident
  • $3,603,000
    Verdict for LAPD K9 Bomb Unit dog handler was
    retaliated against for standing-up for the lone
    female in the Unit who was harassed and discriminated against (click here)
  • $2,200,000
    16-year-old special education student recovered
    against LAUSD for being sexually assaulted
  • $1,750,000
    Jury verdict in favor of passengers injured
    in an elevator crash
Southern California Super Lawyers

John, Patrick and Matthew McNicholas were named as Super Lawyers in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The Top 100 Southern California

John McNicholas was named to the Top 100 Lawyers in California in 2007 and 2008, and Patrick McNicholas was named to the Top 100 Lawyers in California in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

American Board of Trial Advocates

John, Patrick, and Matthew are all members of the American Board of Trial Advocates an organization based on trial experience.