Bonnie Weyher, founding partner of Yates, McLamb & Weyher, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based litigation firm, has been appointed to the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar. She will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2012.

Weyher, a defense lawyer and certified Superior Court Mediator, has more than 35 years of experience practicing law. She focuses her practice on professional liability and insurance coverage. Weyher has served in multiple leadership roles with the North Carolina State Bar including that of president during 2009-2010.

The Disciplinary Hearing Commission is composed of 12 lawyers and eight public members. The commission fields complaints referred by the Grievance Committee, reinstatement petitions and other claims. All hearings are open to the public.

About Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P.:

Formed in 1983, Yates, McLamb & Weyher represents civil litigation defendants in cases focusing on medical malpractice, professional and general liability, construction litigation, products liability, insurance coverage and auto negligence. Founding partners Dan J. McLamb and Barbara B. Weyher shared a vision and built a firm characterized by legal expertise and skill, tenacity in defense of their clients’ interests, and civility and professionalism in the practice of law. Today the firm has 29 lawyers. Visit www.ymwlaw.com for more information.

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