Atty. Peter J. Saghir
Hired out of law school, Peter Saghir has spent his legal career with Gair Gair Conason fighting for justice for those who have been killed or seriously injured through the fault of others. Peter has honed his trial skills under the tutelage of the firm’s senior partners and has been a fierce advocate for his clients.
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Peter J. Saghir is a Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf. They have 21+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2005. Their practice focuses on car accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and personal injury. Admitted to practice in New York (2005), Massachusetts (2005), U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2007), and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2007). Educated at Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2004) and New York University (B.F.A., 1994). Active member of New York State Bar Association Association of Trial Lawyers of America New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Hired out of law school, Peter Saghir has spent his legal career with Gair Gair Conason fighting for justice for those who have been killed or seriously injured through the fault of others
- Peter has honed his trial skills under the tutelage of the firm’s senior partners and has been a fierce advocate for his clients
- He has achieved numerous multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in the New York Metro area since 2016
- In addition, as a result of Peter’s success as a trial attorney, he has been asked to lecture and teach by various organizations, including the New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Cardozo Law School and Hofstra University
- Peter has tried and co-tried numerous cases which have resulted in highly favorable verdicts including a $41.5 million verdict for the family of a New York City sanitation worker who was fatally run over by a street sweeper, and a $27.5 million verdict against the New York City Transit Authority in a case involving a pedestrian whose leg was amputated above the knee after she was struck and run over by a bus
- He also prepared and co-tried a complex case against the City of New York and a construction company in which it was claimed the defendants negligently failed to warn traffic on the West Side Highway of a construction site in the roadway
- This failure to warn resulted in catastrophic injuries to the plaintiff whom the defendants claimed was solely responsible for his accident
- Following a lengthy and hotly contested trial, a Manhattan jury found the plaintiff completely free from fault and awarded him $7,125,000
- Peter prides himself on meticulously preparing every case for trial to ensure a successful verdict or, if appropriate, settlement
- In September 2018, Peter obtained a record setting settlement of $27,500,000 against the Diocese of Brooklyn on behalf of four young boys who were sexually assaulted by a volunteer in a local Brooklyn church
- The settlement, which was split equally among the four boys, is the largest settlement amount paid by the Catholic Church in the United States to one individual
- Peter describes his view of the job as follows: “I am humbled to be able to represent people who come to me at what is often the most difficult time in their lives
- It is both an honor and a tremendous responsibility to meet them at their point of need and secure full and fair compensation for them because of their injuries.”
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Hurt in a car crash? Car accident lawyers fight insurance companies for fair compensation — free consult, no fee unless you win.
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Medical malpractice lawyers represent patients harmed by negligent doctors, hospitals, and other providers. Free case review, no fee unless you win.
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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