Peter A. Ghattas

Partner

Massachusetts

Offices

Massachusetts

40 Court St.

Boston, MA 02108

Practice Areas

General Litigation & ADR

Experience

Peter is an attorney in the firm’s Boston, Massachusetts office. He focuses his practice on appellate litigation and has successfully pursued and defended appeals in both state and federal appellate courts. Throughout his career, he has represented plaintiffs and defendants in all aspects of civil litigation, from initial pre-trial evaluation through discovery, dispositive motion practice, mediation, trial, appeal, and post-appeal or post-judgment remedies. He has represented clients in a variety of subject areas including medical liability, products liability, construction defects, employer liability, contract disputes, and liquor liability.

Peter is a former Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Paul W. Grimm (ret.) of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and former Court Counsel to the Republic of Palau.

Court Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • Maryland
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Notable Matters

  • Prevailed on appeal of $29M personal injury jury verdict in case involving proper instruction of juries on causation, admissibility of “high-low” agreements, and appropriate calculation of interest on damages.
  • Obtained summary judgment for defendant infrastructure and transportation company regarding sufficiency of product’s instructions and warnings when dealing with sophisticated users.

Education

  • American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 2013
  • The George Washington University, B.S., 2006