Pete is a seasoned attorney who has focused on the military’s Disability Evaluation System (the military medical retirement system) since 2010. As a retired Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant colonel, with 18 years of active duty and 29 total years of service – he has broad experience with military matters. An attack helicopter pilot who deployed as a company commander before going to law school – he has helped resolve plenty of legal drama over the years.
An Ohio-licensed attorney, Pete has practiced law on active duty in Okinawa, Germany, North Carolina, and California.
He now lives with his family in Florida.
Associate Attorney, Bateman Law Group, LLC, Leavenworth KS, 2023
Founder, President, The Warriors’ Lawyer, an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Ostrander, OH, 2018 – Present
Law Clerk, National Rifle Association, Institute for Legislative Affairs, Fairfax, VA, 2006-2007
Military Service
Wounded Warrior Regiment, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, Camp Pendleton CA, 2015-2017, Wounded Warrior Attorney
Wounded Warrior Regiment, Wounded Warrior Battalion-East, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, 2012-2014, USMC Detachment Officer In Charge
Wounded Warrior Regiment, Wounded Warrior Battalion-East, Camp Lejeune NC, 2010-2012, Wounded Warrior Attorney
Legal Services Support Section, Officer In Charge, Okinawa Japan, 2008-2009
III MEF, Deputy SJA, Okinawa Japan, 2006-2009
III MEF, 3D MEB SJA, Okinawa Japan, 2006-2009
J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2006
President, Military Law Students Association 2005-2006
Aviation Safety Officers Course, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA, 2000
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1992 Majors in History and German
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USMC Expert Rifle, Expert Pistol
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Shooting Member, Championship Small Command Rifle and Pistol Teams, Atlantic Fleet Matches, 2002
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NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Law Student Essay Contest $1,000 prize winner 2006
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Bicycle Rodeo Champion, Burbank Elementary School, 1980
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Commercial Pilot: Airplane Single Engine Land, Rotorcraft-Helicopter, Instrument Airplane and Helicopter
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Fluent in German
Bar Associations/Professional Affiliations
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Ohio State Bar Association
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Marine Corps League
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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American Legion
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Columbus Grütli Verein (Swiss Beneficial Society, former Secretary)