Lawyer Overview

Peter is a member of the Firm's Litigation Practice Group.  His experience includes representing real estate developers, auto suppliers, and insurance companies.  He is principally involved in complex commercial litigation, with particular expertise in real estate, banking, partnership, insurance law and shareholder disputes.  Peter's career successes cover a spectrum of challenging business litigation matters including restructuring, royalty disputes, fraud and contract breaches where the stakes have been high.  He has been listed in Michigan Super Lawyers, 2007 and 2008, and The Best Lawyers in America 2007, 2008 and 2009, as well as in the 1997-98 and 1999-00, editions.

Peter has long been active in the community, serving on local boards such as the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Oakland County Bar Association and nationally on the Anti-Defamation League Board of Commissioners and Executive Committee.  From 2004-2007, he also was president of the Federation.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation

Representative Clients

• Insurance Companies
• Real Estate Developers

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1972
• Texas, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Oakland County Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Secretary)
• Oakland County Bar Association, 2004 - Present (Board of Directors)
• American Inn of Court-Oakland County Chapter, 1999 - Present (Master, Executive Committee)
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, 2007 - Present (Chairman of Executive Committee)
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, 2004 - 2007 (President)
• Jewish Federation of Metropilitan Detroit, 1996 - 2001 (Vice President)
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, 2002 - 2004 (Vice President)
• United Jewish Communities, 2004 - 2007 (Board of Trustees)
• National Anti-Defamation League, 1982 - 2008 (Executive Committee and National Board of Commissioners)
• National Anti-Defamation League, 1982 - 2008 (The UJA Young Leadership Cabinet)
• National Anti-Defamation League (Former Executive Committee Member)
• Michigan Anti-Defamation League (Former President)
• Sinai Hospital of Detroit (Former Member, Board of Trustees & Strategic Planning Committee)

Honors and Awards

• Oakland County Bar Association's Frances R. Avadenka Memorial Award Recipient, 2008
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 (also listed in 1997-98, 1999-00, and 2007 editions)
• Michigan Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2008
• Wetsman Leadership Award, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, 1985
• Israel Bonds, Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award (with Judge Steven Andrews co-awardee), 2007

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1972
  J.D.
• Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1969
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Recipient, Endowed Prize in Politics, 1969

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa

Address

27777 Franklin Road
Suite 2500
Southfield, MI 48034-8214

Phones

(248) 351-3000

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Websites

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