Peter Curtin
Partner, Trustwell Law Group, LLP
A veteran litigator and trial lawyer with the proven ability to:
• analyze and understand complex technologies, facts, and law;
• develop strategy and legal positions to suit the client’s ultimate goals;
• build and lead teams of legal and technical personnel; and
• communicate persuasively with stakeholders, judges and juries.
Have had more than 25 years of experience in civil and criminal court, and more than 20 years of experience litigating complex cases. As a military prosecutor and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, secured convictions in all but three of hundreds of cases handled and tried twenty-nine criminal cases to verdict.
Before co-founding the Trustwell Law Group, civilian practice focused primarily on patent litigation and other intellectual property cases, but other complex civil litigation. Appeared in more than a dozen federal district courts and before the US Patent Office, and wrote successful briefs filed in multiple federal Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Copyright and Unfair Trade
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Patent Litigation
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
- 3rd Circuit
- Army Court of Military Review
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Trustwell Law Group, LLP
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- We are a consumer law firm. We help people hurt by dangerous drugs, medical devices, and products and environmental contaminants such as asbestos.
- Partner
- Rakoczy, Molino, Mazzochi, Siwik LLP
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- Partner
- Partner
- Venable LLP
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- Associate
- Venable LLP
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- Associate, IP Litigation Group
- Captain
- United States Army
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- HQ and Headquarters Company, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg
- Georgetown University Law Center
- J.D. (1991) | Law
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Activities: Law Fellow;
- University of Cincinnati
- B.A. (1988) | International Affairs
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- Honors: Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa; High College Honors
- Activities: Theta Chi Franternity Honors Student Association
- American Bar Association  # 03665237
- Member
- Current
- District of Columbia Bar
- Member
- - Current
- Website
- Website