Peter Muller was elected as the new 2016-2017 GDLA President. He was sworn in this past June by the outgoing President, Matt Moffett. Peter Muller is the managing partner of the firm’s Savannah office.  A native Savannahian, Peter has been defending a variety of lawsuits throughout Southeast Georgia for over 25 years, including premises liability, trucking accidents, construction liability, professional liability, catastrophic injuries, and EEOC claims. Peter has extensive experience at the appellate and trial levels, and he has successfully concluded numerous suits through mediation.

He is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Claims, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court of Georgia (Southern, Middle, Northern Divisions), the Georgia Supreme Court, and the Georgia Court of Appeals. He has been recognized as one of Atlanta Magazine’s “Georgia Super Lawyers” and as one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite.” He has been active in the Savannah community for many years.

Peter completed Plebe Year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and received his ABJ degree in Telecommunications from the University of Georgia in 1984. He received his law degree in 1987 from the University of Georgia, where he was on the Georgia Law Review Editorial Board, the Moot Court Board, and the Mock Trial Team, and was inducted into the Order of Barristers.