About Jonathan Ritter

Jonathan Ritter is a founding partner of El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers in Los Angeles, focusing on complex personal injury litigation involving brain and spinal injuries, often against trucking companies and gig economy platforms. He started law school at age 20 and passed the California Bar Exam at 23. He founded Ritter Law in 2011, which merged with El Dabe Law Firm in 2017 to form El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers. In 2016, at age 35, he was admitted to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and elevated to Associate level by 2020.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$18 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2020 · #19

A Los Angeles jury awarded $18 million after finding malice when a driver struck two pedestrians in a Calabasas crosswalk, killing the mother, and then moved the victims and gave misleading statements to police to alter the appearance of the scene.

Los Angeles Superior Court (Van Nuys), Case No. BC685291 · 2020Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of West Los Angeles (UWLA) School of Law
Juris Doctor, cum laude

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA)
State Bar of California

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers 2025-2026
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - admitted 2016
ABOTA Associate level (2020)
Juris Doctor cum laude, UWLA School of Law

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.