Jonathan S. Abady

Jonathan S. Abady, a founding partner of Emery Celli Brinkerhoff & Abady LLP, has a diverse trial and litigation practice, with extensive experience in both federal and state courts. In the area of civil rights, Mr. Abady was on the team of lawyers who helped free Meek Mill, the Roc Nation recording artist wrongfully imprisoned in Philadelphia; he represented the family and Estate in the tragic Cleveland police shooting case involving 12-year-old Tamir Rice; he is one of the lead lawyers in two major class actions resulting in historic reform in the New York City jail system at Rikers Island; and he litigated significant voting rights cases in both the Bush-Gore and Obama-McCain Presidential elections.