Peter G Verniero
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Litigation: General Commercial
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About
Provided by Peter G Verniero
Practice Areas
Peter G. Verniero is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Corporate Investigations and Integrity and Appellate Practice Groups. To learn more, visit: https://www.sillscummis.com/professionals/peter-verniero.
Career
Mr. Verniero joined the Firm after serving as the then youngest member of the New Jersey Supreme Court in modern history. Prior to his judicial service, Mr. Verniero served as the 51st Attorney General of New Jersey as well as chief of staff and chief counsel to Governor Christine Todd Whitman. He is the only person in the state’s history to have served in those four senior positions within the executive and judicial branches. He frequently lectures on legal topics and annotates and provides commentary to the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey, a widely used reference guide for the legal profession published by Gann Law Books.
Education
Duke University School of Law
J.D., with honors
Drew University
B.A., with highest honors
Chambers Review
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Peter Verniero maintains a broad practice spanning internal investigations and appellate proceedings. He is also a former Attorney General for the State of New Jersey.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He does a wonderful job with sensitive issues, he makes it digestible and compelling."
"He is a terrific appellate lawyer."
"He does a wonderful job with sensitive issues, he makes it digestible and compelling."
"He is a terrific appellate lawyer."