Michael O’Hara Peale, Jr. has been with the firm since 1971 and served as managing partner until July 2007. He heads the firm’s corporate and tax practice and has an extensive background in the formation of corporations and other business entities, and in assisting clients with buying and selling businesses. Mr. Peale also has extensive experience in estate and trust administration.
Mr. Peale holds a political science degree from St. Joseph’s University and earned his law degree from the Temple University School of Law, where he was an editor with the Law Review and wrote for the Temple Law Quarterly. Mr. Peale also received a Master of Laws in Taxation from Temple. He served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the United States Navy and was appointed a military judge.
Areas of Practice
- Business, Corporate and Tax Law
- Wills, Trusts and Estates Law
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1967
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1967
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1967
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1967
Education
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, LL.M Taxation, 1974
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, J.D. Law Review; 1967
- St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, B.S., 1964
Professional Associations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- Montgomery County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Montgomery County Community College Foundation Board, Former Member
Areas of Practice
- Business, Corporate and Tax Law
- Wills, Trusts and Estates Law
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1967
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1967
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1967
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1967
Education
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, LL.M Taxation, 1974
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, J.D. Law Review; 1967
- St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, B.S., 1964