Background
Gibson, R. Peyton was born on March 3, 1948 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Gibson, R. Peyton was born on March 3, 1948 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Howard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). The American University (Master of Business Administration, 1971). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Worked at Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber (New York, New York) specializing in General Practice. Corporations, Litigation, Trust and Estates, Tax, Labor Relations, Real Estate, Banking, Municipal Finance, Bankruptcy Reorganization, Antitrust, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage, Immigration, Environmental and Energy Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, New New York
1980, District of Columbia.
1987, New Jersey; United States. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of New New York
United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas.
Contributing Author: "Commercial Damages: A Guide to Remedies in Business Litigation," (C. Knapp, 1986). Adjunct Professor, Columbia University School of Law.
Company-Chair, Bankruptcy Subcommittee of the Race and Ethnicity Committee of the Second Circuit Task Force on Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness. Member of the Merit Selection Panel for the Eastern District of New York, 1966.
Law Clerk to Honorary Damon J. Keith, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1975-1977. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Former Member, Committee on Federal Courts, Continuing legal education (Committee). The District of Columbia Bar.
American Bar Association (Member, Section on Litigation).
Company-Chair, Bankruptcy Subcommittee, Second Circuit Task Force on Gender Racial and Ethic Fairness in the Courts. Founded in 1834 in Buffalo as the law office of Orsamus H. Marshall, Phillips, Lytle counts among its former partners several prominent individuals including President Grover Cleveland.
Through its expansion into several offices and the development of new practice areas, the Firm has grown into a position of prominence in the northeastern United States and the province of Ontario.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Former Member, Committee on Federal Courts, Continuing legal education (Committee). The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Section on Litigation).
Company-Chair, Bankruptcy Subcommittee, Second Circuit Task Force on Gender Racial and Ethic Fairness in the Courts.
