John McLaughlin graduated magna cum laude from Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis before joining Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP as an attorney. He has focused his practice on representing personal injury victims since joining the firm. John primarily has experience handling automobile and trucking accident cases involving serious injuries, and he also handles all other areas of the firm’s injury practice including medical malpractice.
John has enjoyed working with his clients in reaching numerous settlements and jury trial verdicts since his first year of practice, including working to obtain compensation on behalf of victims injured in the Indiana State Fair Sugarland stage collapse incident that occurred in 2011. In recognition of his achievements and hard work, John was recognized in the Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine from 2013 through 2020 as a Rising Star. This designation is limited to 2.5% of Indiana attorneys 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. In 2014 through 2020, John was invited and selected to become a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers for the State of Indiana. In 2016 through 2020, John was invited and selected to become a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40.
John has repeatedly been invited to present and speak to other attorneys through the National Business Institute CLE seminars and also at the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (“ITLA”) Annual Institute about his personal injury practice. His publications on personal injury related topics have been included in ITLA’s The Verdict and his firm’s own publication, Indiana Co-Counsel, which has a distribution list of thousands including attorneys throughout the State of Indiana.
John is admitted to practice law in the State of Indiana and the Federal District Court for both the Southern District of Indiana and the Northern District of Indiana.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Truck Accidents
- Car Accidents
- Civil Litigation
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Indiana
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- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
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- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
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- English
- Partner
- Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP
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- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- J.D. (2009)
- Honors: magna cum laude
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- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- B.S. (2006)
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- Top 100 Trial Lawyers for the State of Indiana
- The National Trial Lawyers
- 2014 through 2020
- Rising Star
- Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine
- 2013 through 2020
- Top 40 Under 40 (Indiana)
- National Trial Lawyers
- 2017 through 2020
- Indiana State Bar Association
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- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
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- Boone County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- American Association for Justice
- Member
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- Indianapolis Bar Association
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- How the ACA Changes Medical Damage Litigation for Injury Victims
- Calculating Medical Damages in Injury Litigation Post Affordable Care Act
- 2015
- Multi-State Litigation in the Heartland: A Brief Comparison (IN-IL-KY)
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association 52nd Annual Institute
- 2016
- Using Doctors and Medical Records to Prove Pain and Suffering
- Proving Pain, Suffering and More in Personal Injury Litigation
- 2016
