Peter Rigelhaupt
VerifiedAttorney at The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
New York, NY37 years experience
Wrongful Death
About 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.
Practice areas
Wrongful Death
Education
Albany Law School
JD, 1988
State University of New York at Oneonta
Undergraduate, 1983
Bar admissions & credentials
State Bar of New York
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
