J. Peter Veloski
Pete brings a breadth of experience and knowledge to the firm, and fights passionately for the rights of people who have been seriously injured as a result of corporate negligence and careless actions. He has helped to achieve life-changing results for hundreds of clients.
Pete Veloski is an experienced trial lawyer who represents individuals who have suffered serious accidents and catastrophic injuries.
Pete grew up in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and obtained his bachelor’s degree from Temple University. After graduating, he worked for a local Philadelphia hospital system, before returning to Temple University for Law School. During law school, Pete received awards for his writing, was an editor of the Temple Law Review, and completed Temple’s nationally recognized trial advocacy program.
Pete brings this breadth of experience and knowledge to the firm, and fights passionately for the rights of people who have been seriously injured as a result of corporate negligence and careless actions. Since joining the firm Pete has helped to achieve life-changing results for hundreds of clients and has tried cases to juries in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. Below are just a few examples of the results of his tireless efforts:
- $8 million settlement arising from a fatal motor vehicle accident in New Jersey.
- $3.515 million settlement arising from a trip and fall on a Philadelphia sidewalk resulting in back and neck injuries.
- $3.25 million settlement arising from a construction site fall in Miami, Florida, resulting in a traumatic brain injury.
- $3 million settlement for a pedestrian injured by a commercial vehicle in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, resulting in a traumatic brain injury.
- $1.9 million settlement arising from a construction site accident in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania resulting in back injuries.
- $1.795 million settlement arising from a trip and fall on a staircase in Atlantic City, New Jersey, resulting in back injuries.
- $1.625 million settlement arising from a trip and fall accident on commercial property in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resulting in back, neck, and knee injuries.
- $1.6 million settlement arising from a drunk driving accident occurring in Delaware County, Pennsylvania resulting in a fractured ankle.
- $1.5 million settlement arising from a slip and fall in Bucks County Pennsylvania, resulting in a fractured ankle.
- $1.5 million settlement arising from a rear-end motor vehicle accident in New Jersey, resulting in a traumatic brain injury.
- $1.3 million policy Limits settlement arising from a rear-end motor vehicle accident in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, resulting in back and neck injuries.
- $1.15 million settlement arising from a car accident with a rideshare vehicle in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, resulting in a fractured leg.
- $1 million settlement arising from a slip and fall down an icy staircase in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resulting in a fractured ankle.
Pete lives with his family in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where he enjoys being involved in the local community. Pete is also on the Board of Directors of the Spring Garden Soup Society, which has been dedicated to serving the less fortunate members of the Philadelphia community since 1852.
Honors & Awards
- Named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2023 – 2025
- Editorial Board, Temple Law Review
- Recipient of The Honorable Dolores Sloviter Public Service Fellowship, 2012
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 2015
- Temple University, B.A., 2010
Professional Organizations
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice
- Temple Law Alumni Association
- Spring Garden Soup Society, Board Member
Publications
“Bargain for Justice or Face the Prison of Privileges?,” Temple Law Review, Vol. 86, 2014