Peter R. Jennetten, Esq.
Peter R. Jennetten
Peoria, Illinois
| Partner |
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| phone | 309-674-1133 |
| fax | 309-674-6503 |
- Areas of Practice:
- Municipal Tort Liability
- Civil Rights & Discrimination
- Appellate Practice in State and Federal Court Systems
- Premises Liability
- Construction Litigation
- Employment Law – Litigation
- Insurance Coverage and Analysis Litigation
- Libel and Slander / Defamation
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1996
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2002
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996
- Education:
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1996
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Environmental Law Forum, Chairman
Law Review: Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, Senior Articles Editor - University of Illinois, 1993
M.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: With Distinction - University of Illinois, 1991
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: With Distinction
- Representative Cases:
- DeSmet v. County of Rock Island, 219 Ill.2d 497, 848 N.E.2d 1030 (Ill. 2006)
- Cinncinati Insurance Co. v. River City Const. Co., 325 Ill.App.3d 267, 757 N.E.2d 676, 258 Ill.Dec. 9 (Ill. App. 3rd Dist. 2001)
- Wimberly v. Illinois Central R.R., 205 F.Supp.2d 972 (C.D. Ill. 2002)
- Honors and Awards:
- Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year ( Downstate), 2003
- One of Peoria’s “40 Leaders Under 40″, 2002
- Earned Super Lawyers Rising Star designation, 2008, 2009
- Selected for inclusion in 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Peoria County Bar Association
- American Inns of Court
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2005 – Present
- Local Rules Committee
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 2000 – 2003
- Co-Chair of Young Lawyers Committee
- Peoria County Bar Association, 2000 – 2001
- Chair, Young Lawyers Committee
- Peoria County Bar Association, 2003 – 2004
- Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Beta Kappa
Practicing: Insurance Defense Litigation, Civil Rights, Municipal Tort Liability
