Background
Butler, Peter Joseph was born on October 19, 1935 in New Orleans. Son of Peter Butler and Catherine (Browne) Butler.
Butler, Peter Joseph was born on October 19, 1935 in New Orleans. Son of Peter Butler and Catherine (Browne) Butler.
Loyola University (Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, 1957. Bachelor of Laws, 1959). Managing Editor, Loyola Law Review, 1958-1959.
Law clerk Orleans Parish Civil District Court, New Orleans, 1959-1960, United States District Court (eastern district) Louisiana, New Orleans, 1960-1962. Associate/partner Sehrt, Boyle & Wheeler, 1962-1970. Managing partner Butler, Heebe & Hirsch, 1970-1988.
Member executive committee Sessions, Fishman, Boisfontaine, Nathan, et al, 1988-1990. Shareholder Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, Dallas/New Orleans, 1990-1995, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, 1995-1996. Special counsel Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP, since 1997.
Member faculty, member advisory board Loyola Law School, New Orleans. Member disciplinary committee, member civil justice advisory group United States District Court (eastern district) Louisiana.
Bar: Louisiana, Supreme Court of the United States Court, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), United States Court Appeals (11th circuit), United States Tax Court, United States Court Claims, United States District Court Louisiana. Certified Public Accountant, Louisiana.
Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Married Billie Butler, January 30, 1960. Children: Peter, Tommy, Julie.