FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2008 |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Monica A. DiMucci
(609) 734-6369
or email info@hillwallack.com |
HILL WALLACK PARTNER DESIGNATED AS DIPLOMATE IN GOVERNMENT LAW
Princeton, NJ – Rocky L. Peterson, a partner of the Princeton law firm of Hill Wallack LLP, where
he is a member of the firm’s Litigation Division, Municipal and School Law Practice Groups has satisfactorily
completed the prescribed courses of study for the designation of Diplomate in New Jersey Local Government Law.
The Diplomate in New Jersey Municipal Law is offered jointly by the Center for Government Services of Rutgers, the State
University of New Jersey and the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys. The Diplomate designation will remain in
effect for a period of five years and is subject to renewal.
A graduate of Cornell University, Mr. Peterson received a degree in law from Cornell University School of Law. Prior to joining
Hill Wallack LLP in 1984, Mr. Peterson was a Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey. He is admitted to practice in
New Jersey, before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and before the U.S. Supreme Court. A member of the
New Jersey State Bar Association, he has served as chair of both the NJSBA Minorities in the Profession and Bar/Law School
Liaison Committees. He was Director of Law for the City of Trenton from 1990-1998. He is active in numerous professional and
community organizations and is a resident of Pennington, New Jersey.
Hill Wallack LLP is one of the largest law firms in Central New Jersey with offices in Princeton and Atlantic City,
New Jersey and Doylestown and Newtown, Pennsylvania. Over the past 30 years the firm has earned a reputation for comprehensive
problem solving. The firm’s well-known practice groups in Land Use, Environmental & Government Regulations, Workers’
Compensation, Insurance Defense, Real Estate, Regulatory & Government Affairs, Community Association Law, Construction and
Business Law are complemented by specialties in Gaming Law, Employment, Professional Liability, Government Procurement and
Public Finance. Its numerous clients from the local, national and international communities rely upon the firm for a broad
range of legal services.
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