Atty. Vernon J. Petri
and John T. Myers, Paralegal
Atty. Vernon J. Petri has over 25 years of trial experience and is with the law firm of
Vernon J. Petri & Associates at 200 South Meridian Street, Ste 301, Indianapolis,
Indiana, 46225-1076.
Mr. Petri was awarded a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Indiana University in 1966,
elected Prosecuting Attorney in 1966, re-elected in 1970 and served until 1974. He was
elected President of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Association and served on the Board
of Directors for six years.
Mr. Petri is the ATLA National Chairman of Litigation involving burn injuries due to
faulty products, defective products that are not fad safe, and gross negligence. Mr. Petri
has a broad range of legal experience including trying numerous jury and court trials, and
handling appeals to the Indiana Appellate and I Supreme Courts.
He is a member of The Million Dollar Forum, a national organization reserved for
lawyers who have won verdicts in excess of $1,000,000.Through his expertise and efforts he
was successful in obtaining changes in the law beneficial to his clients and to the
general public. Mr. Petri has been admitted to the bar of the State of Indiana, Federal
Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Atty. Petri's varied area of practice include serious injuries caused by defective
products including hot water heaters resulting in hot water scald burns, fires,
explosions, vehicle crashes, highway maintenance and design defects. His work in the area
of medical injuries includes medical malpractice, defective drugs or medical devices,
birth injuries, breast implants, jaw implants, penile implants, and Norplants when they
caused systemic disease and permanent harm. He has previously been engaged on various
other types of cases such as general business litigation and business litigation involving
fraud and misrepresentation.
Mr. John T. Myers is a Paralegal with the law firm of Vernon J. Petri & Associates
in Indianapolis, IN. In this capacity he assists Atty. Petri in various lawsuits,
including maintenance of a data base on domestic hot water scald burn incidents.
Burns
