Osler (Pete) L. Peterson

PETERSON | Law 580 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458 66 North Street, P.O. Box 358, Medfield, MA 02052. Law practice emphasizing (1) litigation, (2) real estate/land use, and (3) estate planning/administration. Litigation experience across a broad spectrum - personal injury, consumer, business, employment, will and probate contests, landlord tenant, collections, construction, and contract disputes. Formerly a partner in Freeto, Peterson & Scoll 1984 - 2006. HONORS • AV rated since 1988 (“Very High to Preeminent” attorney) by fellow lawyers, per Martindale-Hubbell (http://martindale.com). (“An AV rating is a significant accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence.”) • Rated a “Superb” attorney by AVVO,com • First listed in Who's Who in American Law in 1987 • First listed in Who's Who in America in 1999 • First listed in Who’s Who in the East in1998 • First listed in Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America in 1988 • “Pete’s” - the Store at Lasell Village - named and dedicated June 2000 COMMUNITY • Selectman, Medfield, MA, 2000 - present. Chair 2002-2003, 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2011-2012, 2014-2015, 2017-2018. • Medfield Zoning Board of Appeals, Medfield, MA, 1994 - 2000. • Medfield Foundation, Inc., Medfield, MA, 2001 - present. Cofounder of community foundation that has raised over $2,000,000 for public purposes in Medfield. • Medfield Day, ran the town’s annual street fair four times and enlarged it substantially. • Medfield Night Fireworks, started in 2001 and ran until 2009. • Lasell Village, Inc., Newton, MA. Director 1990 - 2008. Chair 1992 - 2000, clerk 2004 - 2008. • Riverside Community Care, Inc., Dedham, MA, a community mental health agency - Director 1977 - 1996, Clerk 1978-84, President 1984-89. • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham, Director 2001 - 2005. • Brown University Alumni interviewer