Peter Rigelhaupt
VerifiedAbout Peter Rigelhaupt
Peter D. Rigelhaupt is a senior trial and appellate attorney at The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. in midtown Manhattan, where he leads the firm's motion and appellate practice. With more than three decades as a New York litigator, he concentrates on personal injury, wrongful death, construction accidents, and civil rights cases — including representing victims of police brutality and wrongful arrests. He regularly appears before the First and Second Departments of the Appellate Division and has argued before the New York Court of Appeals, with more than 75 reported decisions in state and federal courts. Since joining the firm in 2009, he has secured numerous seven-figure recoveries for injured workers and accident victims.
Notable case results
Resolution for a union carpenter
For a construction worker who partially fell through an improperly covered worksite opening
For a laborer who suffered an ankle fracture while hoisting a heavy object from a basement
For a client struck by construction material falling off a pallet
Member of the team that obtained leave to appeal from the New York Court of Appeals for a woman incarcerated four years on a coerced murder confession
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
