Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP

Attorney Information

Peter J. Speaker

Managing Partner

305 North Front Street

P.O. Box 999

Harrisburg, PA 17108-0999

717.255.7644 (phone)

717.237.7105 (fax)

pspeaker@tthlaw.com

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Practice Areas
Liability Defense, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith, Subrogation

A managing partner of the firm, Pete began his career as a trial lawyer as a Deputy Attorney General in the Torts Litigation Unit of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, where he defended state agencies and employees in personal injury cases. Pete, a native of central Pennsylvania, joined the firm in 1986 and focuses his practice on the defense of personal injury cases and representation of insurers in UM/UIM, coverage and bad faith litigation. He has litigated cases successfully in all state and federal trial courts and appellate courts in Pennsylvania. He was recently named to the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and serves as Co-Chairperson of the Bad Faith Committee.

Education
Temple University School of Law
J.D., 1985

La Salle University
B.A., 1980
Honors: Maxima Cum Laude

Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1987
Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1987
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1998
U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Western District of Pennsylvania,
2001

Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association
Dauphin County Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Board of Directors
and Co-Chairperson, Bad Faith Committee
Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (PAMIC), Claims Committee