Peter Koenig Esq.

Peter represents business owners, developers, property owners, individuals, and families, primarily in the areas of real estate and civil litigation. He has substantial expertise in land use, zoning, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, tax valuation, construction, condominium, and misrepresentation disputes. He also handles commercial, personal injury, probate, trust, estate and other complex civil litigation.

Peter serves clients in trials and appeals before state and local administrative and legislative bodies, and in the state and federal courts of Ohio and Kentucky.

Peter is the President of the Friends of Music Hall (FMH).

Areas Of Practice

• Land Use and Zoning
• Civil Litigation
• Real Estate
• Municipal Law
• Probate

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1981
• Kentucky, 1998
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

Education

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio

  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1981
  • Honors: Order of Barristers
  • Jessup International Moot Court Team
  • Executive Board, Moot Court Program

• National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Notre Dame, Indiana

  • Diplomas, July 1993 and January 1994
    • Two-week intensive program in the art of advanced trial advocacy skills at the National Session in Boulder, Colorado, and three-day professional training program in deposition skills in Cleveland.

• Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

  • B.A., summa cum laude, Bachelor of Arts, 1978
  • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  • Dual Major: Philosophy & Economics
  • Distinguished Professor Scholarship in Philosophy, full tuition senior year
  • Philosophy Department Student of the Year
  • Phi Gamma Mu, National Social Science Honor Society
  • German language study at the Goethe Institute, Germany, 1976

Published Works

• Movers & Makers: "Music Hall Boosters Announce New Name, New vision"
• Various Newsletters & Articles at Friends Of Music Hall

Honors and Awards

• AV-Rating in Martindale Hubbell Law Directory (June 1994 to present)
• Diplomas, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (1993, 1994)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Cincinnati Bar Association
  • Judicial Candidate Rating Committee, 1987-1995
  • Bar Admission Committee, 1993 - 1996
  • Local Government Seminar Speaker and Planning Committee, 2012 - 2015
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Potter Stewart American Inn of Court, Barrister, 1985 to 1987

Past Employment Positions

• Barrett & Weber, 1990 - 1996
  • Shareholder, Member of Board of Directors

• Struass & Troy, 1986 - 1990

  • Partner, 1989 - 1990
  • Associate, 1986 - 1988

  

Pro Bono Activities

• Friends Of Music Hall, formally known as the Society for the Preservation of Music Hall

  • President, 2015 - present
  • Board of Trustees, 2007 - present
  • Executive Committee, 2012 - 2015

• Music Hall Revitalization Company

  • Board of Trustees, 2015 - present
  • Fianance Committee, 2017 - present

• Cincinnati Opera

  • Board of Trustees, 2016 - present

• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

  • Board of Trustees, 2016 - 2019

• Hamilton County Memorial Hall Society

  • Board of Trustees, 2012 - 2018
  • Executive Committee, 2014 - 2016
  • Advisory Board, 2018 - present

• Cincinnati Preservation Association

  • Board of Trustees, 1999 - 2005

• Cincinnatus Association

  • Service Roll, 2003 - 2016
  • Active Member, 1993 - 2002

• Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Hyde Park

  • Trustee, Permanent Property/Endowment Fund, 2003 to 2009

• Seven Hills School

  • Middel School Parent Association Secretary, 2004 - 2005
  • Upper School Parent Association Secretary, 2005 - 2009

• University Club of Cincinnati

  • President, 1992 - 1993
  • Board of Governors, 1987 - 1993
  • House Committee Chairman, 1991
  • Fianance Committee Chairman, 1990
  • Law Committee Chair, 1989
  • Member, 1983 - present

• Cincinnati Country Club

  • Member, 1983 - present