Our Attorneys Barbara B. (“Bonnie”) Weyher  

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

Memberships:
American Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar (Past President); North Carolina Bar Association; Wake County Bar Association (Past President); National Association of Bar Presidents; Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; American Bar Foundation; North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators

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

Email:  bweyher@ymwlaw.com

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

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Direct Dial:  919-719-6004

Direct Fax:  919-582-2504

Barbara B. (“Bonnie”) Weyher is a 1973 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a 1977 honors graduate of the UNC 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.  As a certified mediator, she has mediated over 300 cases involving commercial and consumer claims, business disputes, products liability claims, medical malpractice claims, and general liability/auto liability claims, including catastrophic injury claims.  She is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators.  Ms. Weyher is listed in Best Lawyers in America®1 (2009-2012) and in 2012 was named the Best Lawyers® Raleigh Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year.”  She is also listed as one of the top 50 women lawyers in North Carolina Super Lawyers2 (2009-2012).  She is a Fellow in the American Bar Foundation.

Ms. Weyher has substantial involvement in local and state bar organizations.  She is the Immediate Past President of the North Carolina State Bar.  Previously, she served as a Councilor on the North Carolina State Bar (1998-2006).  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 of the Litigation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (2005-2006).  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.

1Selection criteria located at www.bestlawyers.com
2Selection criteria located at www.superlawyers.com

Appellate Practice, Coverage Litigation, Legal Liability and Partnership Issues, Mediation