Peter Askin representa a individuos y negocios en la corte y a la mesa de negociación sobre temas del comercio, empleo, gobierno, y lesiones.
Cuando un dueño visitó la oficina de Peter porque sus socios cerraron el restaurante sin devolverle su inversión al negocio, Peter se dio cuenta del déficit de abogados civiles en Richmond que hablan español. Por eso, y con su experiencia de trabajar por una inmobiliaria en Buenos Aires, Argentina, Peter decidió abrir el despacho español de ThompsonMcMullan.
Además de traducir el inglés, Peter asiste a sus clientes hispanohablantes traducir sus derechos y el sistema judicial. Después de servir a los jueces S. Bernard Goodwyn en la Corte Suprema de Virginia y Elizabeth W. Hanes en la Corte Federal, Peter tiene un profundo conocimiento de la ley y los litigios. Él te puede ayudar navegar un pleito o una disputa como demandante, demandado, o negociador.
Peter nació y creció en Richmond. En su tiempo libre, Peter juega el fútbol, toca el saxo, y disfruta al aire libre por los caminos de los parques de Richmond y el James River.
Si quieres una consulta con Peter, puede enviar un correo electrónico a su dirección de correo electrónico con una descripción de su tema legal y los nombres de las partes opuestas.
Practices
Civil Litigation
- Commercial, Contract, and Corporate Governance Disputes
- Federal Courts and Local Counsel Practice
- Government, Public Official, and Municipal Liability Defense
- Real Estate and Land Use Disputes
- State and Federal Appellate Practice
Professional Licensure, Administrative, and Regulatory Disputes
Representative Experience
APPELLATE EXPERIENCE
- Provided appellate briefs and oral argument in state and federal courts of appeal on behalf of individuals, businesses, and government entities. See, e.g., Burgess v. SYP Hospitality, No. 0877-23-2 (Ct. App. Va. 2024).
- Petition for appeal granted by Supreme Court of Virginia. See Windset v. Debosky, et al., No. 1216-22-4 (Sup. Ct. Va. Mar. 5, 2024).
- Served as embedded appellate counsel for a five-day jury trial in Virginia Circuit Court.
TRIAL EXPERIENCE
- Orally presented witness testimony, motion to strike, and closing argument as second-chair counsel in two-day bench trial.
- Obtained arbitration award for $500,000 in attorney’s fees in co-counsel dispute.
- Motions to Dismiss granted in federal court on behalf of public servants and government entities. See, e.g., Ass’n of Am. R.R. v. Hudson, et al., 2024 WL 1626105, No. 1:23-cv-815 (E.D. Va. 2024) Hatcher v. Hines, 2024 WL 1158365, No. 3:23-cv-325 (E.D. Va. 2024); Stewart v. Nottoway Cnty., 2023 WL 4849936, No. 3:22-cv-635 (E.D. Va. 2023).
- Successfully defended demurrers and pleas in bar on behalf of aggrieved businesses and individual plaintiffs in Virginia state court. See, e.g., JFGF, LLC v. Rob the Builder, Inc., CL23-1826 (Cir Ct. Williamsburg & James City Cnty. 2024); Rucker v. Common House 2 LLC, No. 23-3533 (Cir. Ct. Cty. Richmond 2023).
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Briefed and orally defended defendant lawyer in three-judge panel trial brought by the Virginia State Bar.
- Prosecuted and defended enforcement actions before administrative agencies, including the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority and Virginia Department of Health Professions.
Recognition
- Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© “Ones to Watch” in the field of Commercial Litigation (2024-2025)
- Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite,” Young Lawyer (Under 40) category (2023)
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly Up & Coming Lawyers List (2024)
- Keynote Speaker, The University of Richmond School of Law Pro Bono & Recognition Ceremony (2024)
Education
- Washington & Lee School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2018
- Runner-Up, Washington & Lee Mock Trial Competition
- Winner, Robert J. Grey, Jr. Negotiation Competition
- Managing Editor, The German Law Journal for comparative, European, and international law
- Davidson College, B.A., Political Science
- Clerk to Hon. Elizabeth W. Hanes, Eastern District of Virginia
- Clerk to Hon. S. Bernard Goodwyn, Supreme Court of Virginia
Admissions
- All Virginia Courts including the Supreme Court of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Affiliations
- Richmond Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- Administrative Law Council (2024-2027)
- Local Government Attorneys of Virginia
- Adjunct Professor, University of Richmond School of Law, Writing for Law Clerks (Spring 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Chapter of Richmond, VA
- 2023 Honoree
- Jazz4Justice
- Firms in Service, firm representative
- Greater Richmond Bar Foundation Lawyerpalooza
- Co-Chair (2023, 2024)
- Virginia Hispanic Foundation
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