Justice for John Paganini
- January 16, 2026
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An As-Applied Due Course of Law Challenge Before the Ohio Supreme Court Countdown to Oral Argument February 10, 2025 Overview This page presents the case of John Paganini, a 94-year-old Marine veteran, whose jury verdict for catastrophic injury is now before…
We Dig for the Truth
- May 22, 2026
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Trusting a facility with your loved one’s care is one of the hardest decisions a family makes. You expect safety. Dignity. Proper medical attention. Basic human care. When that trust is broken, the consequences can be devastating. And sometimes, facilities…
John Paganini Testifies Before Ohio Senate in Support of S.B. 292 as Supreme Court Decision Remains Pending
- May 20, 2026
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Petersen & Petersen stands with their client at the Statehouse as Ohio considers landmark reforms to civil damage caps John D. Paganini — the man at the center of one of Ohio’s most consequential civil justice cases — traveled to…
Where Trial Lawyers Come to Breathe: The Petersens at the ISOB Annual Meeting in Hawaii
- March 15, 2026
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Nobody tells you, when you decide to become a trial lawyer, what it will actually cost you. The years of preparation before a single opening statement. The weight of carrying someone else’s most devastating experience into a courtroom and being…
Super Bowl Sunday
- February 8, 2026
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As a general rule, I don’t write blog posts. I never posted on Facebook, and I only joined Instagram so I could actually see what my kids were sending me. Today I decided to give it a go. It is…
Behind the Screen: The Fight for Truth in the Digital Age
- February 2, 2026
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One photograph. One moment. A lifetime of expertise. CLEVELAND, OHIO — The photograph is stark. Black and white. No distractions. Attorney Susan Petersen sits at her desk, eyes fixed on a computer screen, the pillars of the U.S. Supreme Court…
STANDING FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
- February 2, 2026
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Susan Petersen, named partner of Petersen & Petersen, is an elected trial lawyer member of both the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the International Society of Barristers (ISOB). She serves on the Board of Directors of ISOB and…
All We Need Now
- February 1, 2026
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We didn’t just want I.U. to win last month. We needed them to. And they did. The Indiana University Hoosiers—long defined by what they weren’t—became national champions. A result few predicted and even fewer expected. After the game, my phone…
The Long View: 21 Years of Choosing Growth
- January 27, 2026
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There are photographs that explain things more honestly than words ever could. In one, I am pregnant, young boys pressed close at my sides. In another, I am home from the office, three small children gathered on the couch, the…
Recognized Again. Elevated Further —Top 50 in Ohio.
- December 19, 2025
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Susan Petersen, partner at Petersen & Petersen, has once again been named to the Ohio Super Lawyers® list for 2026, an honor reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in Ohio—a distinction she has earned every year since 2013. In 2026,…