Peter M. Hileman
Founding Attorney
A founding attorney of the firm, Pete's primary areas of practice include personal injury, general civil, criminal and commercial litigation. Pete has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer. Pete is a Board Certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has obtained successful jury verdicts in Federal Court, as well as Philadelphia, Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Montgomery, Chester, and Luzerne County Courts, including a 1.5 million dollar verdict.
Pete graduated from Villanova University Law School in 1979 (J.D. top 15% of class) and completed his undergraduate work at Allegheny College in 1976 (B.A. cum laude). He was a Deputy District Attorney of Bucks County from 1980 to 1983.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Insurance Defense
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1979
Education
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1979
- Honors: Top 15% of Class
- Allegheny College
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1976
Honors and Awards
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Bucks County Bar Association, Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice
- ADR, Mediator
Past Employment Positions
- Hon. William W. Vogel, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Law Clerk, 1979 - 1980
- Bucks County, Deputy District Attorney, 1980 - 1983
