Jennifer L. Webster

Trial Attorney

Jennifer L. Webster is a trial attorney at Perry Calder Law who represents individuals injured in medical malpractice and personal injury cases. She has litigated over 100 cases and tried multiple to verdict, including serving as sole trial counsel in one of Pennsylvania’s Top Jury Verdicts, as recognized by Verdict Search.

Notable Results

  • $9,500,000 verdict — Fayette County, 2024 (co-counsel with Michael Calder) — the largest medical malpractice verdict in county history
  • $6,250,000 verdict, including $5,000,000 in punitive damages — Allegheny County, 2023 (co-counsel with Michael Calder)
  • Sole trial counsel in a case recognized among Pennsylvania’s Top Jury Verdicts by Verdict Search
  • Argued the appeal in Stepanovich v. McGraw before the PA Superior Court — one of the first post-Koken appeals addressing due process for plaintiffs in UM/UIM cases

Credentials & Recognition

  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, every year since 2015
  • National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Fellow and former Membership Chair, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
  • Included in Marquis Who’s Who in America

Leadership & Bar Involvement

  • President-Elect, Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers
  • Board of Governors, Pennsylvania Association for Justice
  • Member, Civil Rules Committee and Case Management Local Rules Task Force, Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association and American Association for Justice

Teaching & Community

Jennifer is a guest lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and teaches CLE courses through the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Allegheny County Bar Association, and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. She has volunteered to speak at the Youth Traffic and Safety Conference on ending distracted driving.

Jennifer is an avid skier and lives in the South Hills area with her husband and two sons.

  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2009
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA, 2011
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2013

University of Pittsburgh School of Law

  • Juris Doctor, 2009
  • Honors/Awards: Cali Excellence for the Future Award in Public Health Law; Alumni Law Scholarship Recipient
  • Advanced Certifications: Health Law, Civil Litigation

University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

  • Master’s in Public Health, Health Policy and Management
  • Honors/Awards: WEPW Award in Environmental Health and Occupational Disease

Duquesne University

  • Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude
  • Major: Psychology
  • Minor: Spanish, Sociology
  • Allegheny County Bar Association
    • The Good, Bad and Ugly of ADR in Medical Malpractice Cases
  • End DD Program
    • Youth Traffic and Safety Conference – California University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law
    • First-Year Law Subjects in the “Real World”: Torts and Criminal Law
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminars
    • Managing Liens and Subrogation in Auto Litigation
    • Slip, Trip, & Fall Litigation
    • Civil Litigation Practice
    • Dram Shop Litigation
  • Pennsylvania Association for Justice
    • Maximizing Non-Economic Damages at Trial
    • Nuts & Bolts of a Motor Vehicle Crash Trial
  • Women’s Business Network
    • Speaker – educating the public on the damages of tort reform
  • University of Pittsburgh
    • Guest Lecturer: Psychology and the Law
  • Rotary International
    • Small Businesses: Preventing Dangerous Conditions / Premises Liability
  • ADA Continuing Education Seminar for Dentists
    • Patient Safety and Best Practices to Avoid Dental Malpractice
  • Verdict Search
    • Pennsylvania Top Verdict
  • Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
    • Invitation only, limited to the 250 preeminent litigators in Allegheny County
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
    • Limited to attorneys who have achieved million or multi-million dollar verdicts or settlements
  • Super Lawyers
    • 2015 – Present
  • Marquis Who’s Who in America
    • Professional Excellence in the Field of Law
  • The National Trial Lawyers
    • Top 40 Under 40 – Civil Plaintiffs Lawyers
  • Lawyers of Distinction
    • Excellence in the Field of Medical Malpractice Law
  • National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys
    • Top 10 Under 40
  • American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
    • Client Satisfaction Award
    • Top 10 Female Attorneys in Pennsylvania
  • Attorney & Practice Magazine
    • Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys in Pennsylvania
  • America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
  • Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Membership Committee
  • Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, President-Elect
  • Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Board of Governors
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Allegheny County Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • End Distracted Driving
  • Pittsburgh Steelwheelers through WPTLA

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