Attorney Brendan Lupetin
Passion and Compassion.
When avoidable tragedy arises, the attorneys of Lupetin & Unatin, of whom Brendan is a proud partner, are there to enforce the rules, protect the injured, and bring about just outcomes.
Brendan prides himself on finding the best solutions for his clients’ problems, often bringing about life-changing settlements. There are, however, times when wrongdoers simply refuse to accept responsibility for their actions and force the injured and innocent to prove their case to a jury.
Brendan points out, “While many attorneys fear having their client’s fate determined by apparent strangers, I believe in our jury system and have the utmost faith that our community’s conscience will enforce important safety rules and ensure that justice is done.”
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
- $10.83 million jury verdict for a man who suffered permanent brain damage after an allergic reaction during an MRI led to cardiac arrest (co-counseled with Attorney Gregory Unatin). The top settlement offer was $3 million.
- $6.3 million jury verdict for a small business injured by a product safety testing company (co-counseled with Attorney Gregory Unatin) . The top settlement offer was $50,000.
- $2.1 million jury verdict against Target Corporation for a woman who slipped on spilled soda and ruptured her hamstring. The top settlement offer was $85,000.
- $2 million jury verdict for a woman injured by a botched gallbladder removal surgery (co-counseled with Attorney Gregory Unatin). The defendant never offered any money to settle this claim before trial.
- $950,000 jury verdict for a woman who slipped on ice outside of a convenience store and injured her low back. The top settlement offer was $250,000.
- $900,000 jury verdict for a woman who suffered a concussion and inner ear injury due to a rear-end car crash. The top settlement offer was $75,000.
- $12,500,000 settlement for a man who suffered quadriplegia due to a negligently performed spine surgery.
- $4.5 million settlement for a child injured by a delay in diagnosing and treating a post-operative compartment syndrome.
Brendan’s faith in our civil justice system combined with his dynamic ability to tell a simple story that people care about make him a powerful trial advocate for his clients. These attributes recently culminated in bringing about a record-setting $10.3 million jury verdict in a hotly contested Blair County medical malpractice lawsuit that was featured in numerous news outlets. This was the largest jury verdict in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 2022.
This comes on the heels of a string of multimillion dollar jury verdicts secured by Brendan and his forever trial partner Greg Unatin, spanning a variety of personal injury practices areas including car crashes, slip and falls, and small business litigation. Brendan secured a jury verdict in Federal Court of more than $6 million for a small local business. This amazing outcome, comprised of an unheard of $5 million in punitive damages, was chronicled in a Law.com article titled, “In Suit Over Testing of Space Heaters, $6 Mil. Awarded to Pittsburgh Company.” This verdict was upheld on appeal in the Third Circuit and literally changed the law on punitive damages in Pennsylvania. This prompted one Third Circuit Judge to describe the legal precedent as a “rude awakening” for corporations doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
VerdictSearch has included numerous jury verdicts and settlements secured by Brendan in its annual Top Pennsylvania Verdicts and Settlements report. Additionally, Brendan is regularly called on by the media to provide insight and commentary on lawsuits of national import, as well as high-profile litigation undertaken by Lupetin & Unatin.
The son of a doctor and trauma counselor Brendan learned early on the importance of compassion, empathy and to always stand up for what is right, no matter the consequence. It is these attributes, ingrained in his legal practice, that have led Brendan to be repeatedly named a “Super Lawyer” by the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers whose honorees are selected by their peers as being among the top up-and-coming lawyers in the state.
Brendan attributes many of the unique attributes that help him win for his clients at trial to his grandfather Edward “Pop” Sullivan, a prominent plaintiff’s personal injury lawyer in New York City. Brendan believes his affinity for medical malpractice lawsuits stems from his own experience as a victim of medical malpractice as a child. While Brendan has great respect for the medical profession, especially doctors and nurses, he knows first-hand that meaningful medical mistakes do happen and must be accounted for.
Following a four-year tenure as a scholarship swimmer at the University of Pittsburgh, Brendan received his B.S. and went on to obtain a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2005. Brendan is admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American Association of Justice, the Western Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and is a founding member of the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Chapter of Toastmaster’s International.
Brendan is one of only a handful of lawyers in Western Pennsylvania invited to be an active member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a prestigious national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. This follows his 2011 induction into the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County- an invitation only organization limited to 250 of the most exceptional civil trial lawyers in Allegheny County – of which Brendan was one of the youngest members ever admitted.
As passionate as he is about the clients he works for, Brendan’s greatest joy comes from spending as much time as possible with his high school sweetheart and wife, Lacey and their three sons, Nathan, John, and Owen.
Attorney Profile: Brendan Lupetin
Admitted to bar 2005, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Education
- University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 2000)
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005)
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Corporate Negligence
- Premises Liability
- Car Crashes
- Tractor Trailer Crashes
Awards and Honors
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer’s Rising Star, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Recognized for a Top 20 Biggest Jury Verdict in Pennsylvania for 2014 (with Greg Unatin)
- Recognized as having obtained the largest jury verdict in Pennsylvania for 2020 (with Greg Unatin)
Bar Admission and Memberships
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Member, 2005
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania: Member, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: Member, 2007
Professional Associations
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
- American Association of Justice
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Western Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Toastmasters International
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Brendan’s faith in our civil justice system combined with his dynamic ability to tell a simple story that people care about make him a powerful trial advocate for his clients. These attributes recently culminated in bringing about a record-setting $10.3 million jury verdict in a hotly contested Blair County medical malpractice lawsuit that was featured in numerous news outlets. This was the largest jury verdict in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 2022.
This comes on the heels of a string of multimillion dollar jury verdicts secured by Brendan and his forever trial partner Greg Unatin, spanning a variety of personal injury practices areas including car crashes, slip and falls, and small business litigation. Brendan secured a jury verdict in Federal Court of more than $6 million for a small local business. This amazing outcome, comprised of an unheard of $5 million in punitive damages, was chronicled in a Law.com article titled, “In Suit Over Testing of Space Heaters, $6 Mil. Awarded to Pittsburgh Company.” This verdict was upheld on appeal in the Third Circuit and literally changed the law on punitive damages in Pennsylvania. This prompted one Third Circuit Judge to describe the legal precedent as a “rude awakening” for corporations doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
VerdictSearch has included numerous jury verdicts and settlements secured by Brendan in its annual Top Pennsylvania Verdicts and Settlements report. Additionally, Brendan is regularly called on by the media to provide insight and commentary on lawsuits of national import, as well as high-profile litigation undertaken by Lupetin & Unatin.
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