Peter M. Dreyer
Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Stamford, Connecticut
Silver Golub & Teitell LLP
Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability
Licensed in Connecticut since: 1996
Education: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2009 - 2010 Call today:
203-325-4491
Silver Golub & Teitell LLP
1 Landmark Square15th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901 Visit website
Peter Dreyer represents families who have lost loved ones as a result of medical malpractice, drowning incidents, trucking collisions and fires. Since joining the firm in 2001, he has recovered more than $200 million for his clients.
In the last several years, Peter has won a $5 million jury verdict on behalf of a wife and her husband in a medical malpractice case; settled medical malpractice cases for $8.4 million, $7.9 million, $7.25 million, $7 million, $6.5 million and $5 million; recovered $10.4 million for a brain-injured drowning victim; and achieved a settlement of $11.85 million for a catastrophically injured person struck by a motor vehicle.
In 2012, Peter appeared before the Connecticut Supreme Court and successfully argued the medical malpractice case Downs v. Trias et al.
Peter is a former Assistant District Attorney of Bronx County, New York, the fifth largest prosecutor’s office in the United States. He tried criminal defendants for offenses including murder, armed robbery and gang assault, conducted numerous grand jury investigations and prosecuted juvenile defendants charged with the most serious felony crimes.
Best Lawyers selected Peter as Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, in 2022 and Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, in 2020. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers every year since 2009 and he is rated AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating, by Martindale-Hubbell. He is president of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff- 50% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1996, Connecticut
Professional Webpage: https://www.sgtlaw.com/attorney/peter-m-dreyer/
Bar / Professional Activity
- New York, 1997
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Governors, Medical Malpractice Committee, Products Liability Committee, Membership Committee)
- Melvin M. Belli Society, Fellow
- Connecticut, 1996
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- American Association of Justice (Member: Professional Negligence Section, Products Liability Section, Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group, Birth Trauma Litigation Group)
- New York State Bar Association
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- Committee on Court Recording Monitors and Court Reporters, Member 2010-2011
- Fairfield County Bar Association (Member: Board of Governors)
- Connecticut Bar Association
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Settlement of $11.85 million for a catastrophically injured person struck by a motor vehicle
- $5 million jury verdict on behalf of a wife and her husband in a medical malpractice case
- Recovered $10.4 million for a brain-injured drowning victim
- Settled wrongful death cases for $5 million, $4.25 million and $2.25 million
Educational Background
- Lehigh University
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- “Hidden Danger — Pool Entrapment,” 67th Annual Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar (Baltimore, MD), July 2014
- “Premortem Pain and Suffering in Drowning Cases,” 65th Annual Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar (Chicago, IL), July, 2012
- “Internet Research for Jury Analysis and Background,” Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, April, 2012
- “Plaintiff Strategies for the ‘Definite Trial’ Case,” Fairfield County Bar Association, September, 2010
- “Effective Use of Internet Jury Research,” Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Orange, CT), March, 2015
Honors
- Super Lawyers Rising Star 2009-2010, as recognized by New England Super Lawyers* Magazine and Connecticut Magazine
- Avvo Rating of 10/10 (Superb), Avvo.com
- Super Lawyers (Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff), as recognized by New England Super Lawyers Magazine and Connecticut Magazine, 2011-Present
- Named, Connecticut Law Tribune Personal Injury Hall of Fame, $10+ Million Advocates Honorable Mention
- Rated AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, highest possible rating of legal abilities and ethical standards
- Named, Connecticut Law Tribune Personal Injury Hall of Fame, Winner: Product Liability Category
Office location for Peter M. Dreyer
1 Landmark Square
15th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Phone: 203-325-4491
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2009 - 2010
