Our Team
The Dearie Law Firm, P.C. was founded over 30 years ago by John C. Dearie. In 2011, his son, John P. Dearie, joined the firm and is now the managing attorney. The firm continues to grow by following its mission statement that their clients have always been, are now, and will always be, the most important part of the firm.
The Dearie Law Firm has represented thousands of first responders, volunteers, office workers, and residents of Lower Manhattan in
claims to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, recovering for them over $500 million thus far. The firm also has a thriving personal injury practice which has grown to represent clients in all types of construction site, motor vehicle, and premises liability cases.
Following the core principles of John C. Dearie and John P. Dearie, the attorneys and staff at The Dearie Law Firm understand that an injury or illness is scary, confusing, and overwhelming. The firm continues to succeed and grow by treating clients like family during difficult times, and by fiercely advocating on their behalf in 9/11 claims and against insurance companies.
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John P. Dearie is a shareholder of The Dearie Law Firm, P.C. and has been the firm’s managing attorney since 2017.
John is a lifelong New Yorker, born in Manhattan, and raised in the Bronx and Westchester. After graduating from Regis High School in New York City, John attended the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 2005 with a degree in Finance. After college, John worked for a year in the Felony Trial Bureau of the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, after which he began law school at St. John’s University School of Law.
Following graduation from law school in 2009, John worked as an associate attorney at the international law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. While at Willkie, John worked in the Corporate and Financial Services Department where he represented investment firms and large companies in complex financial transactions. In 2011, John joined The Dearie Law Firm, P.C., started 30 years ago by his father, John C. Dearie.
Since joining the firm in 2011, John has represented clients in serious injury and wrongful death construction site, motor vehicle, and premises liability cases. John also represents thousands of individuals, and families of deceased individuals, in claims to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, recovering for them over $500 million.
Shareholder
Conor C. Prior is a graduate of Regis High School and The College of the Holy Cross. After college, he worked as an Investigative Analyst at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Conor went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law. While attending law school, Conor worked part-time as a legal intern for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. After his second year of law school, Conor joined The Dearie Law Firm as a Summer Associate. He returned to the firm after graduating from St. John’s in May 2020. Since then, Conor has worked in The Dearie Law Firm’s 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund department. He was appointed Managing Attorney of the department in January 2024.
Managing Attorney
Connor Hopkins joined The Dearie Law Firm, P.C., in August 2022. A native of New York, Connor earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware. He went on to obtain his Juris Doctorate from Syracuse University College of Law. Connor is admitted to practice law in both New York and New Jersey. Before joining The Dearie Law Firm, he served as a Law Clerk at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Hearings and Appeals, where he wrote decisions and orders for Administrative Law Judges. Connor then served as an Attorney-Advisor at the Social Security Administration (SSA). Following his work at SSA, Connor became an Associate Attorney at Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo, where he represented clients in complex litigation. His previous firm served as General Counsel to the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA), and he worked closely with FDNY members on pension, disability, and retirement issues. His efforts have resulted in many six and seven-figure awards for clients from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF).