Education:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (B.A., 1973; J.D., with honors, 1977). 

Memberships:
North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Wake County Bar Association; North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators

 

Practice Areas:
Insurance coverage; professional liability and ethics; appellate practice; alternate dispute resolution.

Email: bweyher@ymwlaw.com  

Mediation calendar: www.ncmediators.org/bonnie-weyher      

Direct Dial: 919-719-6004

Barbara B. (“Bonnie”) Weyher is a 1973 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelors of Art in Journalism and a 1977 honors graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she served as a staff member of the North Carolina Law Review.

After beginning her career in a New York City law firm, she returned to North Carolina in 1979 to join the firm of Young, Moore, Henderson & Alvis, P.A. in Raleigh. In 1983, she became one of the founding partners of Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. She is admitted to practice in both North Carolina and New York.

Ms. Weyher’s practice is primarily in the area of insurance coverage and professional liability. She is also a certified mediator and mediates cases on a regular basis. She has mediated cases involving commercial and consumer claims, business disputes, products liability claims, medical malpractice claims, and general liability/auto liability claims. She is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators. Ms. Weyher is listed in the Best Lawyers of America 2008 and was named one of the top 50 women lawyers in North Carolina Super Lawyers 2008.

Ms. Weyher has substantial involvement in local and state bar organizations. She was elected to serve as Vice President of the North Carolina State Bar beginning in October 2007. Previously, she served as a Councilor on the North Carolina State Bar from 1998 through 2006. She chaired the Grievance Committee, Ethics Committee, and the Authorized Practice of Law Committee and also served on the Executive Committee, Issues Committee, and Publications Committee. Ms. Weyher served as Chair (2005-2006) of the Litigation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. She is a past President of the Wake County Bar Association. 

Ms. Weyher is married to her law partner, Dan McLamb, and they have four sons. She enjoys travel, the beach, reading, and spending time with her family.