Peter L. Peterson
Email: plpeterson@cml-law.com
Areas of Concentration:
Estate and Financial Planning; Trusts and Probate; Charitable Planning; Labor Relations
General Background Information:
Pete has focused primarily on tax, financial, charitable, and estate planning for individuals (including wills, trusts, and probate) since 1971. He has also maintained a sub-specialty in labor relations law for the past 40 years. Pete is a Certified Financial Planner, a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and the author and presenter of numerous continuing education programs for both lawyers and non-lawyers. He has been listed since inception in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of trusts and estates, tax law, and non-profit/charities law. Pete has been “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell for over 25 years.
Education:
University of Kansas (B.A., with highest distinction, 1968; J.D., with highest distinction, 1971)
Community:
- Rose Hill Bank, Director (2015 – )
- Greater Salina Community Foundation, Chairman, Board of Directors (1999-2003)
- Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, Chairman Board of Directors (1998)
- St. John’s Military School, Chairman, Board of Trustees (2000-2004)
Achievements and Awards:
- Received City of Salina’s Citizen of the Year Award for 2010
- Received Kansas Health Foundation’s Community Leader Award for 2004
- Named outstanding continuing professional education instructor by the Kansas Society of CPAs
