About Cheryl Penrod

Cheryl Penrod brings a combination of legal training and clinical medical experience to the firm's medical malpractice and personal injury practice. As both a licensed attorney and a registered nurse, she has an insider's understanding of how hospitals, physicians, and healthcare systems operate. Before entering law, Cheryl earned a nursing degree and worked in direct patient care.

Her professional path shifted after the loss of a family member following a medical error, which shaped her commitment to patient safety and accountability. Cheryl is involved in all aspects of the firm's most significant medical malpractice cases, from initial investigation and expert engagement through trial preparation. She is recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 trial lawyer and a Top 25 medical malpractice attorney in Pennsylvania.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Pribanic & Pribanic

These results are credited to Pribanic & Pribanic. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

Settlement

Victor Pribanic secured a confidential settlement for the family of James Yingling III, a 35-year-old father of five who died after his Saturn Ion lost steering and braking when a defective GM ignition switch cut power to critical safety systems.

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (In re GM Ignition Switch Litigation, 14-MD-2543) · 2016Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Duquesne University School of Law
J.D., 1996
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Undergraduate, 1985

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania, admitted 1996

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