Jon R. Perry Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Born Kane, Pennsylvania, May 14, 1965
Respected across Pennsylvania as one of the most active and authoritative lecturers in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury and is an Adjunct Professor of litigation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Mr. Perry's trial skills and results have earned him national recognition in numerous editions of Marquis Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in the World. He has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for numerous consecutive years, an honor awarded to the top 5 per cent of the attorneys in Pennsylvania. He has also been recognized as one of the top 50 Super Lawyers in Pittsburgh and one of the Top 100 in Pennsylvania for numerous consecutive years. He is annually named in The Best Lawyers in America for both medical malpractice and personal injury. Mr. Perry's intellect and ethics earned him Martindale Hubbell's prestigious AV rating. Mr. Perry maintains an active litigation practice and has been recognized for numerous multi million dollar verdicts. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Along with his wife, Joni, Mr. Perry founded Pennies from Heaven, a charity providing economic assistance to financially challenged families to allow parents to stay with children admitted to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. To date, Pennies From Heaven (www.penniesfromheavenpittsburgh.org) has raised nearly $1,000,000 and assisted more than 21,000 families.
REPRESENTATIVE LECTURES AND COURSE MATERIALS AUTHORED BY INVITATION
Medical Malpractice Annual Update, Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges Annual Meeting
Preparing Your Witness to Testify, Tips and Techniques to Win your Case.
(Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
Demonstrative Evidence: Show and Tell for the Jury.
(Western Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
The Nuts and Bolts of the Medical Malpractice Case.
(Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
ER: Trying The Emergency Room Medical Malpractice Case.
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Advanced Issues in Medical Malpractice Litigation.
(Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
Medical Malpractice: How to Win in Today's Environment.
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Preparing Your Witness to Testify: Tips and Techniques to Win Your Case. (Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
Tough Trial Issues: Dealing with Experts.(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Failure to Diagnose Cancer.
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Annual Civil Litigation Update.
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Annual Medical Malpractice Update.
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Understanding Wrongful Death and Survival Claims. (Clarion University)Avoiding Medical Malpractice. (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
Deposition Practice. PA Advanced Litigation
Skills for Paralegals
Overcoming Juror Bias.
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Juror Bias and Presenting Persuasive Testimony.
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Top Ten Medical Malpractice Issues: What You Need to Know.
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Bringing the Jury into Focus.
(Western Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Linking Technology to Victory. The Art of Preparing, Settling and Trying Cases in the Digital Age.
(Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
Current Issues in Medical Malpractice.
(Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
The Brave New World of Medical Malpractice Litigation.
(Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
Maximizing your Client's Recovery in Challenging Times.
(Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
Advanced Topics in Medical Malpractice.
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Linking Technology to Victory.
(Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
Successfully Litigating the Auto Accident
(Pennsylvania Bar Institute)
Medical Malpractice Expert Testimony: The Keys to Victory
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Strategic Decisions
(Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Confidentiality of Medical Records
(Lorman Educational Services)
- Areas of Practice:
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability Cases & Industrial Accident Claims
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 1991
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1991
- Education:
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
1991
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Recipient, Thomas J. and Rose Brennan McManus Memorial Scholarship
Law Review: Duquesne University Law Review, Executive & Recent Decisions Editor, 1990 - 1991 - Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania,
1987
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Lambda Sigma
Honors: Member, Golden Key Honor Society
Honors: Recipient, Renaissance Academic Scholarship
Honors: Recipient Bayard D. Kunkle Academic Scholarship
Honors: National Speech & Hearing Pathology Award
Major: Speech Communication
- Representative Cases:
- Potkul v. Brandy, 731 A.2d 204 (Pa. Super 1998)
- Holgate v. W. Pa. Regional, 6 CA28748 (NLRB 1997)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Lecturer, Litigation Practice and Procedure, Continuing Legal Education, Clarion University
- Lecturer, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Civil Procedure, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Adjunct Professor, Litigation, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Honors and Awards:
- Marquis Who's Who in America
- Marquis Who's Who in American Law
- Marquis Who's Who in the World
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Member, Public Service Committee
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
- Member
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- Pennies From Heaven Keeping Families Together Children's Charity
- Founder
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Member
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Founder. Pennies from Heaven, August 1, 2000 - Present













