Jon Perry

For the third time in his distinguished career, Jon R. Perry has been selected as the 2026 Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America. Selection for Best Lawyers honors is guided by Purely Peer Review methodology. The process begins with nominations, followed by confidential evaluations from recognized lawyers in the same practice area and region. The Lawyer of the Year is awarded to the one lawyer with the highest overall peer feedback. Mr. Perry has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for more than 20 consecutive years. The Lawyer of the Year award is widely recognized as the highest peer award that an attorney can earn and is limited to those lawyers who have achieved career excellence and results. Mr. Perry has obtained many of western Pennsylvanias highest settlements and verdicts including a $32,000,000 verdict, the largest ever in Allegheny County for the death of a child, and as co-chair in a $19,000,000 verdict, the largest ever in Westmoreland County. In 2023, Mr. Perry was recognized as one of the Top 500 lawyers in the United States and was inducted as a Fellow in the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers. In 2005 through 2023 he was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, an honor awarded to the top 5 percent of the attorneys in Pennsylvania. In 2008 through 2023, he was named one of Pittsburghs 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 - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year by the Best Lawyers in America. In 2015 and then again in 2018, he was designated...