Paul S. Kruse - a Lebanon, Indiana (IN) Personal Injury Lawyer

Lebanon Personal Injury Lawyer

Updated: 03/27/2026

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Medical Malpractice

Litigation: 95%

Attorney Information

Overview

Paul S. Kruse joined the law firm after graduation from law school in 1981 and has been a partner since 1984. He is a past member of the management committee and has been member of the firm’s litigation section for over 20 years. Concentrating his practice in personal injury litigation, he has extensive experience in handling catastrophic damage and wrongful death claims involving all types of personal injury liability cases.

Mr. Kruse has handled thousands of injury claims and has tried over 90 civil jury trials in state and federal courts his past 24 years with the firm. These trials have involved a full range of personal injury matters, including product liability, premises liability, motor vehicle collisions, and medical malpractice claims.

He takes pride that the civil jury trials he has tried have been throughout Indiana. A lifetime Hoosier, he has personal injury experience with appearances in over 40 Indiana counties and Federal Court for both the Northern and Southern districts of Indiana. Mr. Kruse also represents injury victims outside the state of Indiana as well, including Illinois and Ohio.

In representing injured persons for the past two decades, Mr. Kruse has obtained numerous settlements each year from defendants and their insurance companies. His experience in representing victims who have suffered traumatic and catastrophic damages has established his reputation in the state as an effective and experienced personal injury attorney.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

Recognized by the Indiana Best Lawyers organization
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2026

Other Sources of Feedback About Paul S. Kruse

Included on the 2026 Indiana Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2024 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2023 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2022 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2021 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2020 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2019 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2018 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2017 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2016 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2015 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2014 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2013 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2012 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2011 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2010 Indiana Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1981
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
Non Legal Education
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1977
  B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Bar Admissions

Indiana, 1981
U.S. Federal Courts, 1981

Other Affiliations

Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Director, since 1988)
Boone County Bar Association (Past President)
Trial Lawyers America Association (Member)
Boone County YMCA (Director, President)
Behavior Corp Mental Health Association (Past President)
Board for Wesley Manor Retirement Community (Past Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

Sigma Chi

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Contact

Lebanon, IN

225 West Main Street
PO Box 668
Lebanon, IN 46052

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Phone: 317-505-1342

Fax: 773-960-8600

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