Peter D. Durney

Peter D. Durney is an experienced Reno personal injury attorney and focuses his practice on civil litigation, products liability, medical negligence, and premises liability.  Pete has received an “AV” peer rating from Martindale Hubbell, indicating preeminent legal ability and the highest standard of ethics.  He is also certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, was named a “Nevada Super Lawyer” for 2007 and 2008, and a “Mountain States Super Lawyer” in 2009.

Pete attended University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968.  Following his undergraduate work, he served as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army from 1968 to 1971.  He attended law school at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of the Law, where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi and obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1974.

Pete belongs to several professional law associations, including the Washoe County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Nevada, and the American Association for Justice.  He is also a Member of the Nevada Justice Association, American Judicature Society, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and was a “Master” for the Bruce R. Thompson Inns of Court.

Pete is admitted to practice law in the following courts and jurisdictions:  Nevada (1974), U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada(1974), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1980), and the U.S. Supreme Court (1986).