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Peter has maintained a result-oriented law practice in Cincinnati for over 30 years. His practice focuses on zoning, land use, eminent domain, real estate, foreclosure, workouts, bankruptcy, receivership, probate, trust and estate disputes, contracts, personal injury, commercial and other complex civil litigation matters in Ohio and Kentucky. Peter is licensed to practice in both the State of Ohio and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, as well as the following federal courts: - US District Court, Southern District of Ohio - US District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky - US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit - US Supreme Court
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Associate Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer Co., LPA
Year: 1984 - 1986
Description: At Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer, Peter focused on insurance defense litigation for product liability, personal injury and property damage cases in state and federal court. Peter also worked in the areas of condominium law, age discrimination, domestic relations, land development and commercial matters.
Law Clerk Robert W. Ent, Attorney at Law
Year: 1979 - 1979
Description: Researched and wrote appellate briefs for medical malpractice and personal injury cases.
Law Clerk for Hon. Gilbert Bettman Hamilton Court of Common Pleas
Year: 1981 - 1982
Description: As a law clerk for Hon. Gilbert Bettman, Peter's duties included abstracting case files, attending pretrial hearings, writing reports, performing courtroom administrative functions and researching and writing draft decisions, orders and judicial memoranda for civil cases.
Law Clerk Manley Burke LPA
Year: 1980 - 1980
Description: Summer law clerk in 1980 responsible for researching and writing briefs, memoranda, motions and correspondence in the areas of contacts, real estate, and constitutional law.
Associate Simon Namanworth & Bohlen
Year: 1982 - 1984
Description: Responsibility in a variety of areas including business, corporate, partnership, trade secrets, real estate, labor, bankruptcy, malpractice, domestic relations, landlord/tenant law, criminal, personal injury and product liability.
Associate/Partner Strauss & Troy Co. LPA
Year: 1986 - 1990
Description: Partner: 1989 - 1990 Associate: 1986 - 1988 Peter continued his focus and passion for civil litigation doing trial and appellate work in state court and hearings before state and local administrative and legislative bodies. Peter was responsible for litigation involving real estate with particular attention to land use, zoning, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, tax valuation, registered land, landlord/tenant, condominium, and construction cases. Peter also represented clients in personal injury and complex civil litigation cases.
Founding Shareholder Barrett & Weber Co. LPA
Year: 1990 - 1996
Description: Peter was responsible for extensive business and commercial litigation involving non-competition agreements, fraudulent conveyances, franchises, bankruptcy, labor, debt collection, liability insurance coverage, title insurance, partnership and various contractual disputes.
Vice President and Shareholder Buechner Haffer Meyers & Koenig Co., L.P.A.
Year: 1996 - Current
Description: Peter represents business owners, developers, property owners, individuals, and families, primarily in the areas of real estate and civil litigation. He has substantial experience in land use, zoning, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, tax valuation, construction, condominium, and misrepresentation disputes. He also handles commercial, personal injury, probate, trust, estate and other complex civil litigation. Peter is responsible for supervising the firm's real estate practice area. Peter serves clients in trials and appeals before state and local administrative and legislative bodies, and in the state and federal courts of Ohio and Kentucky. Management Committee: 2003-2015 Shareholder, Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors 1996 - Present
Kentucky Bar Association  # 87267 Member (Current)
Ohio State Bar  # 0018253 Member (Current)
University Club of Cincinnati Board of Governors/Past President (Current)
Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society Board of Trustees/ Executive Committee (2013 - Current)
Society for the Preservation of Music Hall (SPMH) Board of Trustees/ Executive Committee (2007 - Current)
The Cincinnatus Association Service Role and Active Member (1993 - Current)
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Hyde Park Trustee | Property Endowment Fund (2003 - 2009)
Cincinnati Opera Guild Board of Trustees (2003 - 2008)
Cincinnati Preservation Association Board of Trustees (1999 - 2005)
University Club of Cincinnati Board of Governors/Past President (Current)
Martindale-Hubbell 2012.0
Note: Peter has been AV rated continuously since 1994. An AV rating "reflects an attorney who has reached the heights of professional excellence, has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest level of skill and integrity."
Martindale-Hubbell 2013.0
Note: Peter has been AV rated continuously since 1994. An AV rating "reflects an attorney who has reached the heights of professional excellence, has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest level of skill and integrity."
Martindale-Hubbell 2014.0
Note: Peter has been AV rated continuously since 1994. An AV rating "reflects an attorney who has reached the heights of professional excellence, has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest level of skill and integrity."
Case Western Reserve University School of Law J.D. (1981)
Year: 1978 - 1981
Ohio University B.A. (1978) | Philosophy and Economics
Year: 1974 - 1978
Honors: Summa Cum Laude Activities: Activities and Societies: - Phi Beta Kappa - Distinguished Professor Scholarship in Philosophy - Philosophy Department Student of the Year, Senior Year - Phi Gamma Mu, National Social Science Honor Society
Peter E. Koenig, Cincinnati Lawyer Zoning and Land Use, Eminent Domain
105 E. Fourth Street Suite 300-K, Cincinnati, OH 45202