Peter J. Saghir

Attorney Peter J. Saghir is a partner with Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf law firm, which has law offices in New York, New York, and Newark, New Jersey. A top-ranked trial lawyer with more than 15 years of total legal experience, Mr. Saghir has spent his entire legal career advocating on behalf of individuals and families who have suffered serious injuries or loss as a result of someone else's negligence.Throughout his legal career, Mr. Saghir has provided invaluable counsel and support to clients across the New York City metro and surrounding areas who havecatastrophic personal injuryand wrongful death claims arising from any number of preventable tragedies. Among his most notable successes, he served as co-counsel in a case involving a New York City sanitation worker killed on the job, which resulted in a $42.5 million verdict. He also helped secure a verdict of more than $27.5 million for a pedestrian struck by a city bus.In addition, he obtained a settlement of $27.5 million from a major religious organization for four boys victimized by sexual abuse, and he has secured many other multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts for his plaintiff clients.In recognition for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Saghir has earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from his peers, and Leaders in the Law named him among New York's Leading Personal Injury Lawyers in 2017. He has also received numerous testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients, and he finds great reward in being able to help so many in his community obtain the justice they deserve.A 1994 graduate of New York University, Mr. Saghir attended Brooklyn Law School, where he obtained his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2004. The recipient of a Dean's Merit Scholarship in law school, he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society as well as the Journal of Law and Policy. He also received the Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship, and he earned CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for Trial Advocacy and Securities Regulations.Licensed in New York and Massachusetts, Mr. Saghir is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He is also an active member of the New York State Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, among his other professional affiliations. In addition, he facilitates classes and conducts lectures and continuing legal education seminars before various law schools and legal organizations.