Education:
Dartmouth College (A.B., 1984); Duke University (J.D., Honors 1988)

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

Practice Areas:
Medical malpractice defense litigation

Email:  jminier@ymwlaw.com

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Direct Dial:  919-719-6011

Direct Fax:  919-582-2511

John W. Minier was born on June 19, 1962 in New Jersey.  He is a 1984 graduate of Dartmouth College and a 1988 graduate of Duke University School of Law, where he served as a member of the Duke Law Journal and graduated with honors.  After working briefly as an associate for Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher in New York City and Hunton & Williams in Raleigh, North Carolina, he joined Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. in 1992 and became a partner in 2000.

Mr. Minier devotes his practice exclusively to medical malpractice defense and has been lead counsel in many trials.  He has tried cases on behalf of physicians in the specialties of cardiology, radiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, vascular surgery, emergency medicine, OB/GYN, internal medicine, and family practice.  He also has defended hospitals, nursing homes, and individual nurses.

Mr. Minier was selected to the Personal Injury Defense, Medical Malpractice section of the North Carolina Super Lawyers¹ magazine in 2010, 2011 and 2012.  He is also listed in Best Lawyers in America^®2 (2012).

Mr. Minier has two sons, Sam and Jack, whose teams he has coached in baseball, football, basketball, and soccer.  In his time away from the office, he enjoys spending time with his sons, playing golf, and snow skiing.

John W. Minier

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