Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP
Personal Injury | Serving Lebanon, IN
317-505-1342Need help with Personal Injury in Indiana? Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP helps clients in the Lebanon area.
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Details Attorney Kent M. Frandsen
Attorney Paul S. Kruse
Attorney John M. McLaughlin
Attorney Tony W. Patterson
Attorney Katherine M. Sheets
Attorney Cole A. Mahan
We Focus on Recovery So You Can Focus on Healing
Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP has been serving clients in Indiana since its formation in 1899. Over the past 40 years, the firm has built a dedicated practice to provide compassionate and aggressive legal representation for victims of negligence. The team of personal injury lawyers is led by Paul Kruse, Tony Patterson, and John McLaughlin who each have extensive experience and reputable accolades to their name.
Our offices are based out of Lebanon and Indianapolis, where we provide residents of Indiana and the United States with a wide array of legal services.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Trucking Accidents
- Wrongful Death - Plaintiff
- Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
- Brain Injury
- Construction Accidents
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
Call 317-505-1342 today to arrange your free initial consultation.
Attorney Kent M. Frandsen
Bar Admissions:
- Indiana, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1976
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1975
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1977
Education:
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 00/1975
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
- B.S., Bachelor of Science - 00/1972
- Honors: magna cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- American Bar Association, Member
- Indiana State Bar Association, Member
- Boone County Bar Association, Past President
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Law Clerk, Hon. James E. Noland, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana
Attorney Paul S. Kruse
Bar Admissions:
- Indiana, 1981
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1981
Education:
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
- J.D. - 1981
- Honors: cum laude
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
- B.A. - 1977
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Director, since 1988
- Boone County Bar Association, Past President
- Trial Lawyers America Association, Member
- Boone County YMCA, Director, President
- Behavior Corp Mental Health Association, Past President
- Board for Wesley Manor Retirement Community, Past Member
- Sigma Chi
- Inclusion in the 2010–2025 listing in Super Lawyers.
- Recognized by the Indiana Best Lawyers organization
Attorney John M. McLaughlin
Bar Admissions:
- Indiana
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
Education:
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
- J.D. - 2009
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Farm and Financial Management, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- B.S. in Agribusiness - 2006
- Honors: With High Honors
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association – College of Fellows, Member
- Indiana State Bar Association
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 (Indiana), 2014 to 2023
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40, 2016 to 2023
- Boone County Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Selected as an Indiana Super Lawyers in 2024
- Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine from 2013 through 2023 as a Rising Star
- Best Lawyers in 2023 for his work representing personal injury victims
Attorney Tony W. Patterson
Bar Admissions:
- Indiana, 1993
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
Education:
- Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
- J.D. - 1993
- Southern Methodist University
- B.A. - 1990
- Purdue University
- 1987
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association – College of Fellows, 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
- Inclusion in the 2012–2025 listing of the Top 50 Indiana Lawyers in Super Lawyers.
- Included in the list of Indiana Super Lawyers for personal injury law
- 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
Attorney Katherine M. Sheets
Bar Admissions:
- Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
Education:
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
- J.D. - 05/2018
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Moot Court Board
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Honors: Graduate Certificate in Advocacy Skills
- Honors: Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, Associate Order of the Barristers
- Honors: Mitzi H. Martin Award - Best Advocate in the Preliminary Rounds of the Staton Moot Court Competition Award
- Honors: Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, associate member
- Indiana University Bloomington
- B.S., Bachelor of Science - 2011
- Major: Biochemistry
- Indiana University Bloomington
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Spanish
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Community Foundation of Boone County, Board of Directors – Secretary, Current
- Boone County Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (6 years of service), Former
- Lebanon Educational Foundation, Board of Directors (5 years of service), Former
- Boone County Bar Association, Member
- Indianapolis Bar Association, Member
- Indiana State Bar Association, Member
- Mitzi H. Martin Best Advocate in the Preliminary Rounds of the Staton Competition Award
- Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine Rising Star 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Attorney Cole A. Mahan
Bar Admissions:
- Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
Education:
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
- J.D. - 2025
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: American Constitution Society, Vice President
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi, Member
- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
- B.A. - 2021
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Major: Political Science
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Boone County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Board
- Boone County Bar Association, Member