Cambs, Peter J. - Senior Litigation Counsel
Peter J. Cambs (Senior Litigation Counsel), born Bronx, New York. Admitted to the bar: 1984, New York, U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; 2010, Florida State Courts; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: State University of New York at Oswego (B.S., 1979); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Professional Experience: Former Assistant District Attorney, Bronx, New York; Prior to joining Parker Waichman LLP, Mr. Cambs spent over 25 years representing litigants in cases involving claims of medical malpractice, product liability, motor vehicle accidents, labor and construction site injuries, fire and explosion accidents, pharmaceutical liability, etc. He has tried in excess of 125 cases to verdict. Member: Trial Team Member for Chinese Manufactured Drywall Product Liability Multi-District Litigation No. 2047; Law & Briefing, Damages and Client Relations Committees for Apple IPhone 3G and 3GS Marketing and Sales Practices Multi-District Litigation No.: 2116; Law & Pleading and Discovery Committees for Light Tobacco Marketing Litigation Sales Practices Multi-District Litigation No. 2068; Plaintiff’s Steering Committee, Ford Navistar Diesel Engine Products Liability Litigation Multi-District Litigation No. 2223; New York SuperLawyers ® in 2008, 2009, 2010; Martindale Hubbell Rating: Highest “AV—Preeminent Lawyer”. Author & Lecturer: Hydro-Fracking Litigation, (Pace University, 2010); Alien Tort Claims Torture Act & Victims Protection Act (Pace University, 2010); Environmental Impact of Gas Fracking (Fordham University Law School, 2011); Jury Selection Techniques; Deposition Strategies and Discovery; Investigating Truck Accidents and Accident Reconstruction; Current Developments in Labor Law 241(6) Litigation; Liability of Component Part manufacturers: At What Stage Do Component Parts Become Finished Products?; Cross Examining the Accident Reconstruction Expert. Reported cases: Moriarity vs Wallace, 61 AD 3d 1088; Johnson v Panera Bread, 59 AD 3d 1118; Diaz v Syracuse Univesity, 41 AD 3d 1302; Perkow v Frank Winnie, 36 AD 3d 1189; Millard v Alliance Laundry Systems, 32 AD 3d 1293; Beaumont vs Federal Express, 16 Ad 3d 1106; Excellus vs Smyth, 784 NY 2d 284; Lakeshore v General Electric, 307 Ad 2d 781; Kolz v Rand, 2298 A.D. 2d 982; Gallagher v TDS Telecom, 294 A.D. 2d 860; Cumis v Tooke, 293 AD 2d 794; Orzel v Livesly, 292 Ad 2d 880; Husted vs Vermelyea, 291 AD 2d 825; Middelton v Kenney, 286 AD 2d 957; Cummins v Central Tractor, 281 AD 2d 792; Mamorella v Derkash, 276 Ad 2d 152; Shue v Red Creek School, 266 Ad 2d 899; Cook v Parish Oil 239 AD 2d 956; Tanner v Onondaga, 225 Ad 2d 1074; Koperda v Whitetown, 224 AD 2d 946; Niles v Shu Roofing 219 Ad 2d 782; Musserlli v Niagara Machine, 214 AD 2d 856; Cole v Syracuse Community Health center, 209 AD 2d 1005; Baker vs Micro-Switch, a div. of Honeywell, 197 Ad2d 933; LaFrance v State, 147 AD 2d 985; Bradt v Hamel, 144 Ad 2d 921. Areas of Practice: Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Defective Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Liability; Personal Injury Litigation and Wrongful Death Claims; Medical Malpractice and Product Liability claims.










