Jacob M. Lebowitz
202-524-0123 ext. 1
Posey Lebowitz PLLC
3221 M Street NW
Washington DC 20007
Jacob (“Jake”) Lebowitz is a founding partner of Posey Lebowitz. Mr. Lebowitz specializes in civil litigation, with a focus on personal injury, civil rights, and wrongful death cases. Mr. Lebowitz also maintains an active mediation and arbitration practice. A cum laude graduate of Cornell Law School, Mr. Lebowitz has been named a Washington D.C. Super Lawyer in for nine straight years, from 2016-2024. Mr. Lebowitz is licensed in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Mr. Lebowitz has extensive experience in personal injury cases, ranging from wrongful death, catastrophic injury, and civil rights violations to automobile accidents and premises liability cases. Additionally, he has handled numerous serious and complex medical malpractice cases.
Mr. Lebowitz is also a seasoned mediator and arbitrator. He serves as a Court-appointed mediator for all of the District of Columbia’s local and federal courts, volunteering his time to help resolve and settle civil disputes. Additionally, Mr. Lebowitz serves as a hired mediator for mediations and arbitrations in a number of practice areas, including personal injury cases.
Mr. Lebowitz was previously a senior trial attorney with a boutique litigation firm and an associate with the law firm White & Case, LLP, in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lebowitz served as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice Michael Kruse and the Honorable Associate Justice Lyle Richmond of the High Court of American Samoa.
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Cornell Law School, cum laude, J.D.
Lewis & Clark College, B.A.
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White & Case LLP: Mr. Lebowitz represented Fortune 500 companies and startup companies at multinational law firm White & Case LLP.
High Court of American Samoa: Law Clerk to the Honorable Justice Kruse and the Honorable Justice Richmond
International Law Institute: Lecturer – Advanced Mediation Seminar
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District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland
United States District Courts for Maryland, E.D. Virginia, District of Columbia
Appellate Advocacy
Argued and won in the region's highest courts
Jacob Lebowitz has argued and briefed appeals in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
In Frankeny v. District Hospital Partners, LP, 225 A.3d 999 (D.C. 2020), he argued and won a published decision holding that a plaintiff under the District's Consumer Protection Procedures Act need not prove intentional misrepresentation, and that no “entrepreneurial nexus” is required for consumer claims against medical providers. It is binding precedent in the District, and the Court of Appeals continues to cite it.
In Sibert-Dean v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 721 F.3d 699 (D.C. Cir. 2013), he wrote the appellate briefing (at his prior firm) that preserved an injured bus passenger's jury verdict. The D.C. Circuit — in a published opinion by then-Chief Judge Merrick Garland — affirmed, holding that the District's “full time and attention” driving regulation sets a standard above ordinary care, so violating it is negligence per se. Courts continue to cite the decision in distracted-driving cases.
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Representative Cases
A sample of the work
- Pedestrian struck in a marked crosswalkOur client was crossing on a walk signal when a driver struck her in the crosswalk. We recovered for her serious injuries.
- Rear-ended by a commercial vanOur client suffered a permanent post-concussion injury even though the medical bills were modest. We proved the injury was real and lasting, and recovered accordingly.
- Two passengers critically injured in one collisionWe represented both passengers and recovered substantially all of the insurance coverage available for the crash.
- Cyclist hit by an illegal U-turnThe at-fault driver carried a minimal policy. Most of the recovery came from our client's own underinsured-motorist coverage — coverage many people don't know they have.
- Skateboarder struck by an illegal U-turnA driver crossed a double yellow line and struck our client. We recovered for his injuries.
- Government vehicle collisionA collision caused by a government vehicle, pursued under the Federal Tort Claims Act's special procedures and deadlines.
- Apartment fireFire broke out in a building that had gone two years without working heat. We represented our injured client and resolved the case.
- Underinsured-motorist claim against our client's own insurerAfter the insurer refused to pay, we litigated the UM/UIM claim and recovered.
- Restaurant bench that had never been bolted downOur client's hip was fractured, requiring surgery. We recovered for the injury.
These are examples, not a ranking, with identifying details omitted to protect client privacy. Additional matters are subject to confidentiality agreements. See the firm's results →
These case results are examples of matters handled by Posey Lebowitz PLLC. The outcome of any case depends on the specific facts and legal circumstances of that case. These results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future matter.