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Peter Crane Canfield

  • Business Law, Civil Rights, Communications & Internet Law ...
  • Alabama, California, Georgia, Wisconsin
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Biography

Peter Canfield has over thirty years experience in complex civil and criminal trial and appellate litigation in courts across the country. He has served as a prosecutor in the United States Justice Department and as a Deputy District Attorney in the State of Alabama. For the past twenty five years, he has been a partner in private practice focused on protecting the constitutional rights of his clients, including the day-to-day representation of reporters, authors, newspapers, broadcasters and other media organizations involved in exposing wrongdoing by and against the government. Peter obtained his law degree from Yale Law School in 1979 and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 1993.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Communications & Internet Law
Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
Intellectual Property
Additional Practice Area
  • General Civil
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Alabama
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California
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Georgia
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Wisconsin
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Education
Yale Law School
J.D. (1979)
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Amherst College
B.A.
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Professional Associations
Georgia State Bar
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Contact & Map
Dow Lohnes PLLC
6 Concourse Parkway
Suite 1800
Atlanta, GA 30328
Telephone: (770) 901-8857
Fax: (770) 730-6157