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The lawyers of Petersen & Petersen continue to aggressively and successfully get results for clients all over Ohio.

The lawyers of Petersen & Petersen have more than 25 years combined experience as a trial lawyers. After working with several major law firms, they have opened their own practice in Geauga County, Ohio, which is just 45 minutes east of downtown Cleveland. The practice focuses, in part, in the handling of personal injury and wrongful death cases. Todd and Susan Petersen represent victims of reckless and negligent accidents, helping them obtain fair compensation for their injuries, including cases involving car, truck, motorcycle, or pedestrian and bicycle accidents as well as accidents caused by drunk drivers and uninsured or underinsured drivers. The firm represents victims of medical malpractice and wrongful death, such as cases involving issues of failure to properly diagnose and treat medical conditions such as cancer, stroke, heart disease, bone fractures, and post-operative leaks following bariatric weight loss surgery/gastric bypass. Petersen & Petersen represents victims of unreasonably dangerous and defective products, including products such as motor vehicles or exercise equipment which have caused serious personal injuries to consumers. They represent victims of nursing home negligence or elder care abuse, involving cases involving issues such as failure to properly treat medical conditions, chemical and drug overdoses and restraints, failure to properly supervise resulting in falls and fractures, and physical abuse. Over the years, the lawyers of Petersen & Petersen have represented clients throughout Ohio including Geauga County, Lake County, Ashtabula County, Cuyahoga County, Trumbull County, Mahoning County, Stark County, Hamilton County, Medina County, and Lorain County, as well as the cities of Cleveland, Chardon, Munson, Painesville, Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Mentor, Mayfield Heights, Medina, Jefferson, Chesterland, Warren, Youngstown, Willoughby, Cincinnati, Ashtabula, Boardman, Struthers, and Poland, Ohio. We offer free initial consultations for personal injury cases, and you pay no attorneys fees on these cases unless we recover financial compensation for you. You don't have to go through this alone - see what our experience can do for you.

10/29/2026

We need more Jeremys.

More people who stand up when it would be easier to sit down. Who challenge power, pursue truth, and have the courage to fight for what’s right.

Jeremy Burnside was one of them.

At Petersen & Petersen, we’ve decided to turn something bad into something good: court-ordered sanctions for discovery misconduct into scholarships for future trial lawyers.

Money awarded when the search for truth is obstructed can now help someone who will fight to uncover it.

Our last matching campaign helped raise $80,000 for the Jeremy M. Burnside Memorial Scholarship.

Now Susan and Todd Petersen, together with OAJ VP Andy Young, will match donations up to $15,000 through November 13.

Our goal: $30,000 or more, with your help.

Someone helped us get where we are. Now it’s our turn to reach back and pull someone up.

Please give today. Your donation will be doubled while matching funds last.

OAJustice.org/Burnside

Let’s turn misconduct into opportunity. And help pay it forward. The world needs help in preserving truth and justice for all.

10/25/2026

They Don’t Think You’ll Look.

Petersen & Petersen trial lawyer Susan Petersen recently spoke at the Michigan Association for Justice’s Medical Malpractice Seminar about virtual EHR inspections, hidden data, and evidence that may be missing from records produced in discovery.

What’s produced isn’t always all that exists.

Thank you to MAJ for the invitation!

09/01/2026

15 years. And still raising the bar.

We are proud to share that Susan E. Petersen has been selected to the 2027 Ohio Super Lawyers list for the 15th year and, for the second consecutive year, named among the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Ohio.

We could have celebrated with a headshot.

This photograph—from Susan’s 2026 argument before the Supreme Court of Ohio—felt more fitting.

Because the recognition is meaningful.

But the work behind it means more.

Congratulations, Susan.

08/18/2026

The crash may be over.

The investigation is just beginning.

Video. Electronic data. Driver communications. Training records. Maintenance. Company policies.

A crash report tells part of the story.

We want the rest.

Petersen & Petersen
Ohio’s Investigative Trial Lawyers
www.petersenlegal.com

08/12/2026

A medical record.
A crash report.
A corporate explanation.

They tell you what someone says happened.

Our job is to find out what actually happened.

We Dig Deeper.

08/07/2026

31 years together. 27 years married. Partners in life—and partners in law.

Along the way, we’ve raised four kids, built a law firm, tried cases, celebrated victories, weathered hard days, disagreed plenty, laughed even more—and kept choosing each other.

After 31 years, there’s a shorthand between us that can’t be manufactured. We know how the other thinks. We challenge each other. We see different things. And that partnership has become part of what our clients get when they choose Petersen & Petersen.

Four kids. 27 years of marriage. 31 years together. One law firm.

Still digging deeper—together.

Happy anniversary to us. ❤️

08/06/2026

07/23/2026

Behind every result is a life interrupted—and a future that must be rebuilt.

The number in the image is significant. But it is not the most important part of the story.

What matters are the people who trusted us during one of their most difficult chapters of life. The responsibility we accepted. The questions that had to be asked. The evidence that had to be uncovered. And the relentless determination to keep going until the case was fully understood, the truth was uncovered, and the client’s future was protected.

We are deeply grateful for that trust—and immensely proud of the extraordinary work of Attorney Susan Petersen and our Petersen & Petersen investigative team. When others would have stopped looking for answers, we keep digging.

07/18/2026

Your OAJ membership includes amicus curiae support. The OAJ Amicus Curiae Committee volunteers their time to submit briefs on behalf of members in cases presenting issues of overriding importance to Ohio's plaintiff attorneys and the clients they serve, with a particular emphasis on the Ohio Supreme Court.

This is one of the many ways OAJ works to shape Ohio's legal landscape for its members. Learn more at OAJustice.org/amicuscuriae.

07/09/2026

A serious trucking case is not just about the moment of impact.

It is about what happened before.

Who hired the driver?
What training was provided?
What records existed?
What communications occurred?
What was produced — and what was not?

In a case involving FedEx and its delivery network, the court entered four sanctions orders. Defendants later agreed to pay Plaintiffs’ counsel $180,134.19 in requested fees and expenses.

For us, the lesson is simple: the truth is often found in what was missing.

At Petersen & Petersen, we look past the first explanation. We follow the evidence, ask the next question, and keep digging.

Because accountability begins with the truth.

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10680 Mayfield Road
Chardon, OH
44024

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+14402794480

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http://www.petersenlegal.com/

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