Peter F. Vaira

Peter F. Vaira

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 61 years of experience
Federal
1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107

About Peter F. Vaira

Practice Areas
  • Federal
Education
  • Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1962
    J.D.
  • Duquesne University, 1959
    B.A.
Classes and Seminars
  • "International Arbitrations", Saltzburg, Austria, 2004
  • "Electronic Filing in the Eastern District of PA", Philadelphia Bar Institute, 2004
  • "Dealing with IRS Agents", Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, 2003
  • "The Trial of the September 11 War Criminals", Philadelphia Bar Institute, 2002
  • "The 2000 Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure", Philadelphia Bar Institute, 2000
  • "Civil Practice and Procedure in the Eastern District", Philadelphia Bar Institute, 1999

Qualifications

Bar Admissions
  • Pennsylvania, 1962
  • Illinois, 1984
  • District of Columbia, 1968
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1962
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1962
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1962
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1972
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
Other Affiliations
  • Philadelphia Police Commissioner, 1992 (Member, Mayor's Selection Committee)
  • Seminar panelist Controlling International Organized Crime, Rome, Sorrento, Italy, 1994
  • Independent Commission to Review Palatine Illinois Murders, Chicago Crime Commission, 1996 (Member)
  • Panelist at the International Conference on Trial by Jury in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1996
  • Police Corruption Task Force, 1997 (Member)
  • American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
  • American Law Institute (Fellow)
  • USGA 2003 Women's Amateur Championship (Press Officer)
  • The Legal Intelligencer and The Philadelphia Lawyer (Editorial Board)
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow)
  • Criminal Procedure Committee, 1991 - 1994 (Chairman)
  • Communications Committee, 1996 - Present (Member)
  • International Committee, 2009 - Present (Member)
  • Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL)
  • Executive Director, Mayor’s Independent Commission Regarding the Licenses & Inspections Department, 2013
  • Special Hearing Master, Commerce Court Program, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 2012 to present
  • Member, Philadelphia Mayor’s Police Department Transition Team, 2008 Independent Hearing Officer, Laborers’ International Union of North America, 1995 to present
  • Mayor’s Selection Committee for Philadelphia Police Commissioner, 1992 - Present (Member)
  • Philadelphia Commission on Police Corruption, 1997 - 1998 (Member)
  • President’s Commission on Organized Crime, 1984 - 1985 (Executive Director)
  • Court Appointed Arbitrator, Fen Phen Diet Drug Class Action Suit settlement, Philadelphia
Past Positions
  • United States Navy, Lieutenant, 1963 - 1968
  • Laborers' International Union of North America, Independent Hearing Officer
  • President's Commission on Organized Crime in Washington, D.C., Executive Director
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States Attorney
  • Office of Judge Advocate General, Washington, D.C.
  • United States Navy (Judge Advocate), Active Duty, Officer, 1963 - 1968

Articles

Published Works
  • Author of Eastern District of Pennsylvania Federal Practice Rules Annotated, Gann Law Books Company, published annually since 1998
  • Author of Corporate Responses to Grand Jury Investigations, Matthew Bender, 1984, revised annually
  • 10 Questions for Magistrate Judge Jacob Hart, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Fall, 2003
  • 10 Questions for Judge John P. Fullam, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Spring, 2003
  • The Police Arbitration Procedure, A Realistic Appraisal, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Spring, 2002
  • Preventive Management Guide Agents on Your Doorstep: Managing the Government Investigation, Corporation Criminal Liability Reporter, Winter, Vol. 2, No.1, 1998
  • Review the State Supreme Court, The Philadelphia Inquirer, August, 1996
  • Interview of Chairman of South African Free Election Committee, The Legal Intelligencer, January, 1995
  • Memo to the New Police Commissioner, The Philadelphia Inquirer, August, 1992
  • To Streamline Federal Criminal Cases, The New York Times, November, 1991
  • 10 Questions for Judge Bruce W. Kauffman, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Summer, 2006
  • 10 Questions for Judge Joseph A. Hudock, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Summer, 2002
  • Regular columnist, “Eastern District Practice” and the Legal lntelligencer, a daily commercial legal newspaper
  • Blogger, Professional Blog – Peter Vaira, Eastern District Practice
  • Member, Editorial Board, The Philadelphia Lawyer magazine (Editor 2008-2009) and The Philadelphia Legal Intelligencer

Office Info

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Peter F. Vaira
Phone:
(215) 665-8181
Website:
http://www.gpfflaw.com/
Address:
1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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