Thomas P. Peterson

Thomas P. Peterson is an attorney in the firm’s Business and Finance Department and Co-Chair of the Municipal and School Practice Group.

Tom’s practice is concentrated in the areas of corporate and business matters, labor and employment and school law.  Tom has had primary responsibility for legal matters from companies ranging from sole proprietorships to international corporations with over $2 billion in annual sales.  He has worked extensively in a wide variety in matters, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, financing, general contracts and franchising.  Tom’s labor and employment practice includes labor negotiations, executive employment agreements and severance agreements, non-competition agreements, arbitrations and unfair labor practices and employee litigation.  In addition to businesses involved in a wide variety of industries, Tom’s clients also include many non-profit corporations and associations. 

Education law is an important element of Mr. Peterson’s practice.  He serves as Solicitor to Mt. Lebanon School District, and has been involved in all aspects of public education law for over 20 years. Tom has served as labor counsel and special counsel for many area municipalities and school districts.  His school and municipal practice includes public sector labor and employment law, student matters, bidding and public contracts, tax assessment and collection, and public sector finance. 

Tom graduated from Gannon University in 1977, and received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1980.  After a one year judicial clerkship, he began private practice in Pittsburgh in 1981. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® 2007 and 2008 in the Education Law category. He also has an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards awarded by this national directory of lawyers.

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