Peter A. Muhic
Peter is an accomplished trial lawyer who represents individual clients and classes of plaintiffs in sophisticated litigation throughout the country. Peter was formerly a partner of Cozen O’Connor, an Am Law 100 law firm based in Philadelphia, PA, where he spent more than a decade honing his litigation and trial skills in a vast array of cases before moving on to partnership at some of the nation’s premier securities and class action law firms. Peter has tried complex cases to verdict in numerous federal and state courts. He regularly serves in leadership positions in nationwide class and collective actions involving ERISA, FLSA, RICO, fiduciary, products liability, and other statutory and common law causes of action.
Peter has developed a network of strategic relationships with highly regarded attorneys around the country with whom he regularly partners on significant matters. In his career, he has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in relief from business conglomerates, fiduciaries, lending institutions, insurers and other corporate wrongdoers on behalf of consumers, retirement plan beneficiaries, employees and institutional investors.
Education
Peter received his juris doctorate, with honors, from Temple University, Beasley School of Law, in Philadelphia, PA, where he served as Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court competition team and a finalist in the I. Herman Stern moot court competition, and was the recipient of multiple academic awards. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University where he had a dual major in finance and marketing and was a Maxwell School of Citizenship scholarship recipient.
Representative Matters
Board of Trustees of the Buffalo Laborers Security Fund, Welfare Fund and Welfare Staff Fund v. J.P. Jeanneret Associates, Inc., et al., (S.D.N.Y.). Prosecuted claims on behalf a class of ERISA trustees against investment advisors in connection with investments in Bernard L. Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, resulting in a combined settlement valued in excess of $219 million.
Transatlantic Holdings Inc., et al. v. American International Group, et al., (AAA Arbitration). Obtained a $75 million binding arbitration award in connection with claims that American International Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries breached their fiduciary and contractual duties and committed fraud in connection with the administration of their securities lending program.
Numerous multi-million dollar ERISA recoveries for retirement plan participants, in addition to substantial recoveries for consumers and employees, including: Murphy v. Toyota Motor Corp., et al., (E.D. Tex) (obtained relief for class of vehicle owners valued in excess of $360 million); Montoya v. PNC Bank, N.A., (S.D. Fla.) (relief valued at $32.3 million for force-placed insurance class action settlement); Burroughs v. PHH Mortgage Co., (D.N.J.) (relief valued at $18 million for force-placed insurance class action settlement); In re: Staples, Inc. Wage & Hour Emp’t Practices Litig., (D.N.J.) (securing $42 million wage and hour settlement); Hickton v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co., (W.D. Pa.) ($7.75 million wage and hour settlement);: In re Foot Locker Inc., Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Wage and Hour Litigation, (E.D. Pa.) ($7.1 million wage and hour settlement); Weirbach v. The Cellular Connection, (E.D. Pa.) ($2.4 million wage and hour settlement).
State Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Federal Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S.D.C. of Colorado
U.S.D.C. of Northern District of Illinois
U.S.D.C. of Eastern District of Michigan
U.S.D.C. of New Jersey
U.S.D.C. of Northern District of Ohio
U.S.D.C. of Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S.D.C. of Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S.D.C. of Eastern District of Wisconsin
Professional & Community Involvement
Peter has long served as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, PA, where he conducts settlement conferences between parties prior to trial. Peter is a past Board Member of the SeniorLAW Center in Philadelphia and was honored for his outstanding commitment to the organization. Peter also is a past recipient of the White Hat Award for exceptional pro bono contributions to the Legal Clinic for the Disabled, a non-profit organization serving the needs of the disabled in Philadelphia.
Additional Background