Jon R. Perry - Pittsburgh, PA
Attorney at Perry Calder Law
Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Pittsburgh, PA
437 Grant Street Suite 200, The Frick Building Pittsburgh, PA 15219 - 6012
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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35
Years
Experience
Pittsburgh Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Truck Accidents
- Construction & Industrial Accidents
- Product Liability
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Perry is 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 (Named to Whoโs Who in Law Higher Education). Mr. Perry has earned a reputation as a champion of victimโs rights and his battle with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare over a recipientโs obligation to repay benefits was named the 2008 case of the year in the State of Pennsylvania. In 2013, Mr. Perryโs battle with an ERISA Plan culminated in a nationally monitored United States Supreme Court decision clarifying victimsโ ERISA repayment obligations. Mr. Perry has obtained many of western Pennsylvaniaโs highest settlements and verdicts including a $32,000,000 verdict, the largest ever in Allegheny County for the death of a child. Mr. Perryโs trial skills and results have earned him national recognition in numerous editions of Marquis Whoโs Who in America, Whoโs Who in American Law, and Whoโs Who in the World.
In 2005 through 2020 he was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, an honor awarded to the top 5 percent of the attorneys in Pennsylvania. In 2008 through 2020, he was named one of Pittsburghโs Top 50 Super Lawyers and a Top 100 in Pennsylvania. For decades, Mr. Perry has been included in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury. Mr. Perry was designated 2013 Pittsburgh Personal Injury Litigation โ Plaintiffs โLawyer of the Yearโ by the Best Lawyersโ in America. In 2015 and then again in 2018, he was designated Pittsburgh Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year. In 2008, he was honored with The Duquesne University School of Lawโs Outstanding Achievement Award. In 2009, Mr. Perry was honored with Duquesne Universityโs prestigious Mind, Heart & Spirit award. In 2012, Mr. Perry was honored with the Service to Society Award for career achievement and service from The Pennsylvania State University.
Mr. Perryโs intellect and ethics earned him Martindale Hubbellโs 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 Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Perry is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, and the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County and its Board of Governors, the Allegheny County Bar Association and its Gender Equality Committee.
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 Childrenโs Hospital of Pittsburgh. To date, Pennies From Heaven has raised over $3,000,000 and assisted more than 350,000 families.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Marquis Who's Who in America
- Marquis Who's Who in American Law
- Marquis Who's Who in the World
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer
- Top 50 Lawyers Pittsburgh, Super Lawyers
Other Sources of Feedback About Jon R. Perry
Included on the 2026Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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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
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Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1991
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Non Legal Education
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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
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Pennsylvania State University,
University Park,
Pennsylvania, 1987
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founding Partner
Classes and Seminars
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Lecturer, Litigation Practice and Procedure, Continuing Legal Education, Clarion University
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Lecturer, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Civil Procedure, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Adjunct Professor, Litigation, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Pro Bono Activities
- Founder. Pennies from Heaven, August 1, 2000 - Present
Representative Cases
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Potkul v. Brandy
- Citation: 731 A.2d 204
- Court: Pa. Super
- Year: 1998
- Serial Number: 1999144092
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Holgate v. W. Pa. Regional
- Citation: 6 CA28748
- Court: NLRB
- Year: 1997
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
Other Affiliations
- 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)
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Contact
437 Grant Street
Suite 200, The Frick Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 - 6012
Phone: 412-281-4200
Email: Send a message
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https://www.caringlawyers.com/
(Pittsburgh Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury)
- https://www.caringlawyers.com/blog/ (Our Blog)
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