Pete Brunson is an associate in Baker Donelson's Memphis office and a member of the Financial Services Department. Pete has a diverse practice where he assists clients in a variety of litigation matters ranging from commercial and business litigation to municipal liability disputes.
Before joining Baker Donelson, Pete clerked for the Honorable Thomas L. Parker in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. He worked extensively on both civil and criminal cases in this position. Pete has also served as an extern to the Honorable Timothy L. Brooks in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
While in law school, Pete served as the managing editor of the Arkansas Law Review and as a student attorney representing clients with misdemeanor charges. He was selected to receive the Bogle-Sharp Award, given annually to the graduate voted by his peers as most likely to succeed in the practice of law.
Prior to law school, Pete worked for a strategic environmental consulting firm where he served as an environmental scientist in the firm's storm water division. In that role, he worked with companies to comply with environmental regulations through the use of best management practices for water pollution.