Peter E Koenig

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

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

J.D. (1981)

1978 - 1981

Ohio University

B.A. (1978) | Philosophy and Economics

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

Vice President and Shareholder

Buechner Haffer Meyers & Koenig Co., L.P.A.

1996 - Current

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

Founding Shareholder

Barrett & Weber Co. LPA

1990 - 1996

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.

Associate/Partner

Strauss & Troy Co. LPA

1986 - 1990

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.

Associate

Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer Co., LPA

1984 - 1986

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.

Associate

Simon Namanworth & Bohlen

1982 - 1984

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.

Law Clerk for Hon. Gilbert Bettman

Hamilton Court of Common Pleas

1981 - 1982

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

1980 - 1980

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.

Law Clerk

Robert W. Ent, Attorney at Law

1979 - 1979

Researched and wrote appellate briefs for medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

Balancing Justice in Providing Special Housing Types Against Individual Property Rights, Local Government Committee, Cincinnati, OH

June 1, 2012

City of Cincinnati

The Future of Parking in the Urban Core, Cincinnati Mayoral Candidates Debate, Cincinnati, OH

June 1, 2013

City of Cincinnati

Completed two-week intensive program in the art of advanced trial advocacy skills at the national session in Boulder, Colorado, and a three-day professional training program on deposition skills in Cleveland.

National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Notre Dame, Indiana

AV Rated from 1994 - 2014

Martindale-Hubbell

2014

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."

AV Rated

Martindale-Hubbell

2013

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."

AV Rated

Martindale-Hubbell

2012

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."

Ohio State Bar  # 0018253

Member

Current

Kentucky Bar Association  # 87267

Member

Current

University Club of Cincinnati

Board of Governors/Past President

Current

Activities: - President: 1992 - 1993 - Board of Governors: 1987 - 1993 - House Committee Chair: 1991 - Finance Committee Chairman: 1990 - Law Committee Chairman: 1989

University Club of Cincinnati

Board of Governors/Past President

Current

Activities: - President: 1992 - 1993 - Board of Governors: 1987 - 1993 - House Committee Chair: 1991 - Finance Committee Chairman: 1990 - Law Committee Chairman: 1989

Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society

Board of Trustees/ Executive Committee

2013 - Current

Activities: Board of Trustees: 2013 - Present Executive Committee: 2014 - Present The Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society, a non-profit organization, was established in 2006 to oversee the management of the building. The Society’s mission is to preserve and protect Memorial Hall, and continue its role as a community gathering place.

Kentucky

Since 1998

Ohio

Since 1981

6th Circuit

Since 1983

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1986

• Credit Cards Accepted

• Eminent Domain
• Civil Litigation
• Zoning and Land Use