About Osler (Pete) L.
Osler (Pete) L. Peterson studied international relations as an undergraduate and completed his law degree several years later. He earned a B.A. in International Relations from Brown University in 1969 and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1976. Those two degrees frame a long career spent practicing in Massachusetts and in the federal courts that sit over the region.
After law school he took the step many lawyers do: he entered practice and joined the professional organizations that support courtroom work. He has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association since 1976 and also belongs to the American Association for Justice, also listing membership beginning in 1976 and continuing to the present. Those long memberships mark steady participation in the bar and in national trial lawyer circles.
Peterson is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. That combination of state and federal admissions indicates work that ranges from trials in state court to appeals at the federal level. Over the decades his practice has lived inside the court system, where written briefs and oral argument matter as much as the facts of any case.
Colleagues describe his approach as methodical. He favors careful preparation and close attention to procedural detail. He has handled matters that require both courtroom presentation and appellate advocacy. That mix often puts him on cases where the stakes change as a matter moves from trial to appeal. He has maintained contacts in the legal community through the Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Association for Justice, groups that supply continuing education and forums for professional exchange.
Peterson practices under the name PETERSON | Law. The firm name appears as the vehicle for his ongoing work, and it is the address for clients who bring matters that must be managed across court calendars and legal filings. He has practiced continuously since earning his J.D., remaining active in the Massachusetts legal scene and its related federal venues.
He currently practices at PETERSON | Law, handling matters in Massachusetts state and federal courts.
