Peter Yoars Jr.
Yoars Law
New York City, New York 10004
About Peter Yoars Jr.
Following years of success as a plaintiff-side attorney, including numerous trials and seven-figure settlements in the venues of New York, Peter now generally defends corporations, professional firms, and individual clients in federal and state courts. As trial and lead counsel, he handles complex litigation, engineering, and construction disputes, corporate litigation, environmental law, professional liability claims, toxic torts, product liability, and consumer protection cases, among other cases. Peter has made hundreds of court appearances including first and second-chair experience in numerous jury and bench trials, several bench trials, drafted countless pleadings, motions, and other court documents, managed intricate and voluminous discovery processes, as well as taken and defended over 3000 depositions.
Previously as a Partner at Knox Law, Peter acted as outside counsel to one of the nation’s largest hospital systems, working with its risk management team on internal investigations, peer reviews, and mediations. As highlighted by this relationship of trust, Peter’s hallmarks as an attorney are his ability to fully vet his clients’ business and legal situations, communicate clear legal strategy to senior executives, and bring exceptional value to his clients.
Peter has received the Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell and is frequently interviewed by and mentioned in the legal and general press. Admitted in New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, he has managed jury trials in the New York State Supreme Court, U.S. District Courts, and trial courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Practice Areas
- Professional Liability
- Construction and Engineering
- Labor and Employment
- Toxic Torts
- Products Liability
- Environmental Law
- General Corporate Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Consumer Protection Defense
- Appellate Practice
Given our litigious society and stringent regulatory scrutiny from licensing boards, professionals must be vigilant in protecting their reputations, assets and their ability to continue providing the best possible service to their patients/clients.
Yoars Law has extensive experience in the construction and engineering sector counseling clients on legal and regulatory aspects involved in these areas and related contracting.
Responsibility for a product defect that causes injury lies with all sellers of the product who are in the distribution chain.
Defending an array of toxic tort claims involving lead-based paint, CO poisoning, mold, toxic spills and leakages, and industrial chemicals and solvents, including benzene.
Represented both small and large employers with a wide variety of employment related issues and can handle all types of employment litigation, as well as employment negotiations.
Handling the defense of corporations, individuals, governments and their employees in claims for civil rights violations.
Representing both defendants and plaintiffs in a wide variety of business disputes.
IP litigation involves disputes relating to the protected creations of the human mind, including discoveries, inventions, artistic works, processes, and products.
Insurance litigation involves the representation of insurers, policyholders and other stakeholders in disputes concerning the meaning, scope and effect of insurance policies and related contracts.
Defending private lawsuits that allege violations of consumer protection and unfair competition laws.
Providing clients appellate-level expertise at all levels of litigation.
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Contact Peter Yoars Jr.
(212) 220-9750
26 Broadway, Ste. 934
New York City, New York 10004
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