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Selected to New Jersey Super Lawyers 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

Mr. Chamas graduated from Rider University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. Before attending Law School, he worked in the construction industry. Mr. Chamas then went on to receive a Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law in Delaware. He is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mr. Chamas is admitted to practice law in the United States District Court, the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

In March of 2000, Mr. Chamas was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. He is a member of the American Association for Justice and sits on the Board of Governors for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association for Justice. He is also a member of the New Jersey State and Middlesex County Bar Associations. He is on the Board of Trustees for Holidays for the Homeless, a charitable organization formed to help the homeless and less fortunate. He concentrates his practice in the areas of construction accidents, medical malpractice, product liability and automobile negligence.

Mr. Chamas has been on the New Jersey Super Lawyers list for the last six years and in 2009, he was voted to the exclusive list of one of the "Top 100 Attorneys" in the state.

Born and raised in Old Bridge, New Jersey, Mr. Chamas now resides in Monmouth County with his wife, Lee and daughter, Madison.

Areas of Practice

Construction Accidents

Medical Malpractice

Product Liability

Automobile Negligence

Litigation Percentage

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certified Legal Specialties

Certified Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court

Inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1990

New Jersey, 1990

U.S. District Court District of New Jersey

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Education

Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware

Juris Doctorate

Rider University

Bachelor of Arts - 1986
Major: Political Science

Honors and Awards

"Top 100 Attorneys", 2009

New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2005 - 2010

Inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Association for Justice, Member

American Association for Justice, Member, Board of Governors

New Jersey State Bar Association, Member

Middlesex County Bar Association, Member

Pro Bono Activities

Board of Trustees, Holidays for the Homeless

A sample of Peter Chamas' settlements and verdicts:

$7,400,000 - Pier Collapse Fatality - A pier collapsed that resulted in the drowning of a Philadelphia woman.

$4,700,000 - A commuter suffered brain damage when a steel rod smashed a New Jersey Transit window.

$4,125,000 - Medical Malpractice - Delayed diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism in a newborn.

$4,000,000 - Wrongful Death - A boy died in a skiing accident as a snow grooming machine ran him over.

$3,000,000 - Fatal DWI accident.

$2,650,000 - Wrongful Death - A child was run over and killed when a school bus pulled away without checking to see whether anyone was in front.

$2,600,000 - A man was killed inside a power plant when a 30-foot fan unexpectedly turned on during servicing.

$2,500,000 - A woman suffered injuries in a traffic accident when a van rear-ended her minivan.

$2,000,000 - A truck driver suffered brain damage during a head-on collision with an SUV.

$2,000,000 – Wrongful death suit for child pedestrian’s death

$1,900,000 – Workplace accident – Fallen rack fell on employee’s foot

$1,533,000 - A man suffered leg burns in a power station accident. The plaintiff was scalded when a flood pushed aside a sump pit cover and he fell in.

$1,400,000 - Wrongful Death - Two brothers were killed in a car accident, where the car was driven by a teenager who was trying to talk to young women in another vehicle traveling at high speeds on the Garden State Parkway.

$1,200,000 - Automobile Injuries

$1,200,000 – Pedestrian hit by train

$1,200,000 - Fatal Automobile Crash - A couple died when their vehicle was broadsided by a pickup truck while making a left turn out of a parking lot.

$1,100,000 – Wrongful death – A crate of steel rods fell resulting in death.

$986,871 - Traffic accident - failure to yield

$940,000 - A man suffered a severe leg injury in an industrial accident.

$905,000 - A forklift operator died in a collision with a dump truck.

$775,000 - A Matawan man was injured when his vehicle was struck from behind by a truck.

$750,000 - A Millstone woman was involved in a head-on collision in Middlesex County.

$750,000 - Automobile injuries

$600,000 - Fire Fatality

$592,750 - A tavern kept serving alcohol to a visibly intoxicated patron, who later got into a car accident and injured himself and a passenger.

$525,000 - Automobile injuries

$500,000 - Automobile injuries

$500,000 - Workplace injury

$500,000 - Automobile injuries