About Peter
Peter conducts a nationwide practice representing management in all aspects of employment and labor law. He heads the Atlanta office’s Labor & Employment Group. He has practiced law for 30 years based in Atlanta and is admitted to practice in both Georgia (1976) and the District of Columbia (1980). Peter has experience handling matters in 31 jurisdictions including: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
Peter’s diverse experience includes: employment policies, procedures and “best practices;” Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions; wrongful termination and employment discrimination lawsuits and charges; alternative dispute resolution, arbitration and mediation; discrimination class actions; unfair competition and trade secrets; the employment considerations of mergers and acquisitions; benefit fund litigation; unfair labor practice litigation; whistleblower claims; union organizing; collective bargaining; strikes, picketing and boycotts; grievance arbitrations; construction industry labor relations; OSHA; Davis-Bacon; labor/RICO issues; wage and hour law; affirmative action and minority business procurement; and labor relations aspects of the antitrust laws.
Peter represents clients in industries such as manufacturing, construction, health care, real estate, transportation, consulting, information and network technology, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, employment and recruiting and marketing/advertising. Peter has extensive litigation experience in federal and state trial courts, arbitration and mediation cases, the NLRB, state Courts of Appeals and Supreme Courts, federal Courts of Appeals, U.S. Claims Court (admitted 1982) and the U.S. Supreme Court (admitted in 1981). Peter is an experienced trainer for in-house education of executives, managers, supervisors and employees on the legal and practical aspects of labor and employment law compliance.
Peter particularly enjoys the unique challenges of representing non-profit organizations and trade associations. He serves as General Counsel for several national trade associations.
Peter received his A.B., cum laude, from Harvard College in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1976. While in law school, he served as Editor-in-Chief for the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform. He was the recipient of the Best Brief Award for Campbell Moot Court Competition and Sarah Honigman Memorial Award. He was Treasurer and served on the Board of Directors of the Philips Brooks House Association, an undergraduate social service organization, was a recipient of the Harvard Club of Michigan Scholarships from 1968-1970, and The Signet Society, 1968-present.
Martindale-Hubbell rating: AV (since 1981).
What is your favorite thing about the law?
Being an effective lawyer requires the full range of a person’s intellectual, interpersonal, creative and coping skills. Solving problems and getting results can be very challenging and satisfying.
What was your first job?
Bay Haven Marina, Holland, Michigan. Assembled sailboat interiors, washed boats, pumped gas, cleaned up the place, etc.
What are your hobbies?
Training two German Shepherd dogs for Schutzhund, which is a “triathalon” sport for dogs involving tracking, obedience and protection. The training requires hundreds of hours of work to attain a title for the handler and dog. I also participate in two reading and study groups meeting monthly, one in Classics and one in Theology.