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Peter W. Yoars, Jr. is a solution-driven attorney with experience in all aspects and phases of complex civil and commercial litigation, settlements, arbitrations and mediations. Peter has vast experience with jury and non-jury trials in state and Federal courts as well as arbitrations, mediations and other forms of ADR. As trial and lead counsel, he handles engineering and construction disputes, corporate litigation, environmental law, professional liability claims, toxic torts, product liability, among other cases. Peter has made hundreds of court appearances, drafted countless pleadings, motions and other court documents, managed intricate and voluminous discovery processes, taken and defended over thousands of depositions.
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Legal Malpractice
- Environmental Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Municipal Law
- Professional Liability
- Commercial Litigation
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Free Consultation
20 minute free consultation. Thereafter, hourly rates apply. -
Contingent Fees
Decided on a case-by-case basis. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Open to alternative fee arrangments.
- Connecticut
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
- ID Number: 415228
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 2903326
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- Pennsylvania
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- ID Number: 204719
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
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- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Founder and Principal
- Yoars Law PLLC
- - Current
- Partner
- Goldberg Segalla, LLP
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- Partner
- Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, PC
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- Litigation Attorney
- Law Offices of Todd J. Krouner
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- Litigation Attorney
- Barton, LLP
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- Associate
- Law Offices of Dominick J. Robustelli
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- Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
- J.D. (1997)
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- Allegheny College
- B.A. (1993) | Political Science
- Honors: Thesis: The Consistency of Chief Justice Rehnquist’s Opinions: A Ten-Case Study
- Activities: Varsity Football (four years), 1990 NCAA National Champions;
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- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Top 1% of America's Most Honored Lawyers
- The American Registery
- 2021 International Advisory Experts (IAE) Award in New York Commercial Litigation
- International Advisory Experts
- The annual awards pay tribute to firms and attorneys who have been successful over the past 12 months and have received exceptional praise from their peers. An independent panel chooses winners from a shortlist vetted by IAE’s research team. For information about International Advisory experts, visit international-advisory-experts.com.
- Top 1% of America's Most Honored Lawyers
- The American Registry
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
- Member
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- New York State Bar Association
- Member Lawyers' Assistance Committee
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- New York State Bar  # 2903326
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Lawyers Assistance Committee (2015-Current)
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- American Bar Association Forum on Construction Industry, Division 10
- Steering Committee
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- Activities: State Legislation Chair & Co-Publications Liaison
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- UPMC Hamot Institutional Review Board
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- NY Appellate Court Finds that Hospital’s Peer Review Committee’s Statements are Discoverable.
- Yoars Law
- New York City Home Improvement Contract Requirements.
- Yoars Law
- Striving for Balance: The Path from Stress to Wellbeing in your Practice, White Plains, NY
- Westchester County Bar Association
- When Green Turns Mean: Responsibilities of Parties on a Sustainable Construction Project, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, 2016 Midwinter Meeting,, San Francisco, CA
- American Bar Association
- Session Coordinator
- Litigating Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims, Fiduciary Duty Initiative, Chicago, IL
- Alberti Group LLC
- Medical Record Documentation: Risk Management for the Anesthesia Team and Health Care Providers, Erie, PA
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hamot’s School of Anesthesia
- Where Does the Doctor/Patient Attorney/Client Relationship Begin?, Coalition of Attorneys and Physicians in Erie (CAPE) Seminar, Erie, PA
- Erie County Bar Association & Erie County Medical Association
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