Welebir, Douglas F.

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Peter began his practice as an associate with the firm in 1996, and he became a partner in 2004. His practice is primarily focused on litigation. He represents businesses and individuals across a broad spectrum of civil litigation matters, including contract and business disputes, labor and employment matters, construction, banking, health care, civil rights and personal injury litigation. Peter has represented clients before administrative agencies and in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

In addition to civil litigation, Peter's practice also includes ongoing representation of several of the firm's municipal clients as well as general representation of businesses and individuals in areas ranging from risk assessment and general corporate counseling to the negotiation and preparation of contracts and other documents.

In the fall of 2005, Peter was appointed pro bono to represent a prisoner in a civil rights case that was pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. In early 2006, Peter obtained verdict in favor of his client against two corrections officers. The jury determined that the two defendants violated the Eighth Amendment rights of Peter's client by failing to protect him from a violent assault by another inmate.

Peter graduated cum laude from the State University College at Geneseo where he earned a degree in political science. He also graduated cum laude from Albany Law School. While at Albany Law School, Peter was a member of the Editorial Board of the Albany Law Review. He also published a paper entitled "School Choice Vouchers and the Establishment Clause."

Peter is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the Monroe County Bar Association, where he also serves as a member of the Professional Performance Committee. Peter is a past chair of the Young Lawyers Section of the Monroe County Bar Association, and he has also served on the bar association's Nominating Committee and the Disability, Labor & Employment Committee.

Peter is a regular speaker at the Western New York Fire District Officers Legislative Association's annual fall workshop, and he has also been a speaker for several other professional continuing education forums covering topics ranging from the negotiation of physician employment contracts to litigating the local form residential real estate contract.

A strong supporter of his alma mater, Peter has also been a member of the Rochester/Geneseo Advocates Program, which seeks to strengthen private support for Geneseo. He has also been a member of the Geneseo Legal Studies Advisory Council.

Peter presently serves as the President of the Board of Trustees of Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, and he also serves as Vice President of the Penfield Business Association.

Peter resides in Penfield with his wife and son. In his spare time, Peter enjoys mountain biking and backpacking. Although he has only climbed 24 of the Adirondack High Peaks, his goal is to eventually climb all 46 peaks.