Assertive, compassionate legal services
Biography
Pete represents clients that are accused of criminal and traffic offenses, those who have been injured through no fault of their own and those who have been deprived of their Constitutional and Civil Rights.
Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia
- J.D. - 1973
- East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
- B.S. - 1970
Honors
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in The World
- Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation
Bar Admission
- Maryland, 1973
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
- U.S. Tax Court, 1981
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1997
Professional Associations
- Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, Past Member
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Maryland State Bar Association, Member Board of Governors, Present
- Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association, Past President
- Worcester County Bar Association, Past President
- Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission, 1982 to 2002
- Terrapin Club
- 29th Division Association
- Berlin Heritage Foundation
Current Employment Position
- Sole Practitioner, 00/00/1974
Fraternities Or Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Lambda Chi Alpha
Representative Cases
- Huemmer v. Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, 632 F.2d 371, 1980, C.A.4 (Md.), 1980141489
- Widgeon v. Eastern Shore Hosp. Center, 300 Md. 520, 479 A.2d 921, 1984, Md., 1984140056
- De Franks v. Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, 777 F.2d 185, 1985, C.A.4 (Md.), 1985156847
- Schrimsher v. State, 325 Md. 88, 599 A.2d 444, 1991, Md., 1991205377
- Davis v. Di Pino, 99 Md. App. 282, 637 A.2d, 475, 1994
- Davis v. Dipino, 337 Md. 642, 655 A.2d 401, 1995, Md., 1983131687
- Lee by Lee v. U.S., 124 F.3d 1291, 1997, Fed. Cir.
- Davis v. Di Pino, 121 Md. App. 28, 708 A.2d, 357, 1998
- DiPino vs. Davis, 354 Md. 18, 729 A.2d 354, 1999, Md., 1999118967
- Seip v. State, 153 Md. App. 83, 835 A.2d 187, 2003
- Weakland v. U.S., 287 F.Supp. 2nd 611, 2003, Md.
- Ocean City Police Department v. Marshall, 158 Md. App. 115, 854 A.2d 299, 2004
- Toth v. State, 393 Md. 318, 901 A.2d 820, 2006, Md.
- Anderson v. General Casualty Insurance Company, 402 Md. 236, 935 A.2d 746, 2007