Complex Civil Trials
While Peter is primarily a federal-criminal defense attorney these days, he still represents individuals in select civil trials. He began his practice in personal-injury litigation, and has continued to be retained for trials in the county and district court levels. His appellate experience lends a great deal to his trial strategies. His has handled a wide variety of civil cases. Here are just a few:
Peter represented the owner of an accounting firm who had sold his practice to a fellow accountant. Peter was able to secure a favorable verdict after ten years of scorched-earth defense tactics. Peter was also able to preserve the verdict on appeal.
Peter represented an apartment tenant who was severely injured as he walked down the stairs of his apartment. One of the steps collapsed when he stepped on it, and he fell through the broken step down to the ground. Peter initiated a lawsuit against the apartment owner for negligently maintaining the property. He was able to achieve a favorable settlement for the client.
In another case, Peter represented a leasing agent who was shot by an angry tenant after she had served him an eviction notice. Peter sued the apartment complex’s owner, alleging he had failed to protect his employees in such situations. The jury returned a verdict in excess of $1 million.
Peter represented a tool distributor in an antitrust action against a manufacturer. After a two-week trial, the jury returned a multi-million dollar verdict that included treble damages.
Peter defended a local attorney against allegations of malpractice. She had represented a client in a divorce and her client later sued her, alleging that she had committed various acts of negligence and breaches of fiduciary duty during the divorce proceedings. He hired a well-known malpractice lawyer out of Houston, and was seeking a judgment well north of six figures. In the face of some bad facts, the jury returned a verdict of just nominal damages and denied his claim for attorney's fees which alone was well over $100,000.
Cases are based upon their individual facts and circumstances. We cannot and do not guarantee success or similar results.