Pete Schroeder

Trial Lawyer Mediator, Partner @Norris Choplin Schroeder Llp

Indianapolis, IN, US

Pete has conducted more than 3,200 mediations including business disputes, complex and multiple party construction disputes, significant insurance coverage and insurance priority disputes, as well as complex wrongful death, quadriplegia and paraplegia, large property loss, medical and legal malpractice, products liability claims and claims involving multiple parties. Pete has mediated throughout the Midwest and frequently travels to different states to conduct mediations. In cases where the number of parties exceeds 8, Pete and fellow firm mediator, Rick Norris, have conducted mediations in tandem.Pete is in the unique position to continue his litigation and trial practice while handling a robust mediation case load. In addition to his ADR work, Pete concentrates his practice in areas of commercial litigation, large loss subrogation and personal injury. His trial experience includes representing plaintiffs and defendants in motor vehicle accidents, fires and gas explosions, structural collapses, personal injury and wrongful death, professional malpractice and products liability. Pete has litigated products cases ranging from cranes, front-end loaders and large, industrial rack systems, to medical products, motor vehicles and manufacturing equipment. Pete has also litigated and mediated legal fee disputes and law firm dissolutions.Pete speaks at continuing legal education seminars on mediation and litigation. He began serving as the president of the Indianapolis Law Club in September 2019. He provides consultations on case evaluations and litigation strategy and has served as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases.An attorney of more than 35 years, Pete began his practice with the firm in 1981. Before that, he served a clerkship for Judge Eugene N. Chipman of the Indiana Court of Appeals in 1980 and 1981.

Indiana University Bloomington

Master of Public Administration - MPA

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Doctor of Law - JD

Indiana University Bloomington

Bachelor of Arts - BA