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Tony W. Patterson

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Biography

Tony Patterson is a partner at Parr Richey. With decades of experience, Tony focuses his practice on representing personal injury victims and wrongful death survivors across Indiana and the Midwest. His work spans a broad range of cases, including automobile and trucking accidents, medical malpractice, and mass torts. He has secured numerous million-dollar verdicts and settlements for clients and served as Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel in the high-profile Indiana State Fair Sugarland Stage Collapse litigation.

Tony has been named an Indiana Super Lawyer in personal injury law and has been recognized among the Top 50 Indiana Lawyers for ten consecutive years. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, was honored as the 2007 Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year, and was named the 2020 and 2024 Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America. He recently served on the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission, and the Judicial Qualifications Commission, and currently serves on the Indiana Supreme Court Rules Committee. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a past president of the Indiana Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Education

  • Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
    • J.D. - 1993
  • Southern Methodist University
    • B.A. - 1990
  • Purdue University
    • 1987

Bar Admissions

  • Indiana, 1993
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana

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Professional Associations

  • Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, Member
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
  • Indianapolis Bar Association, Member
  • Boone County Bar Association, Past President, 2000
  • Brain Injury Association of Indiana, Member
  • Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission, Present
  • Judicial Qualifications Commission, Present
  • Indiana Supreme Court Rules Committee
  • American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow and former Indiana State Committee Chair)
  • Indiana Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President)
  • American Association for Justice

Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Mass Torts

Representative Cases

Honors

  • Indiana Super Lawyer in personal injury law
  • Top 50 Indiana Lawyer for thirteen consecutive years.
  • AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
  • 2007 Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America for personal injury law.
  • Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year in 2020 and 2024 by Best Lawyers.
  • Named a Converse All-American
  • Super Lawyer

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