Background
Dessau, Peter V. was born on January 22, 1962 in Sacramento, California, United States.
Dessau, Peter V. was born on January 22, 1962 in Sacramento, California, United States.
Santa Clara University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1984. Juris Doctor, 1987).
Worked at Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis (San Jose, California) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trial of Cases in State and Federal Courts. Estate Planning, Construction, Corporation, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Partnership and Business Formations, Business Acquisitions, Insurance and Bankruptcy Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1988, California, United States.
District Court, Eastern, Northern and Central Districts of California. Board Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association, Chemical Abuse Prevention Committee, 1989-1990.
International Association of Defense Council. Construction, Specifications Institute.
Defense Council Institute.
Author: "Litigation-Proof Specifications," The Construction Specifier, July, 1995. Book Review of "Privacy In A Public Society," 28 Santa Clara Law Review 93, (1988). "In Defense of Eichleay," A Working Hypothetical Association of General Contractors Legal Advisory Retreat, September 27, 1987.
Pro Bono Services: Santa Clara Bar Foundation, L.A.C.Y. program (Benefitting Children).
Lecturer: "Architect and Engineer"s Malpractice," February, 1995, Lorman Education Services. Member: State Bar of California.
Associated Builders and Contractors. Military: United States Marine Corps, 1985-1989.
Established in 1929, Miller, Morton, Caillat and Nevis is well-known and highly respected in the Southbay legal community.
Foreign many years, the firm has been among a handful of San Jose law firms selected for a listing in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Two of the firm"s partners served as President of the Santa Clara County Bar Association.
Member: State Bar of California. Associated Builders and Contractors. Military: United States Marine Corps, 1985-1989.
