Peter J. Butler, Jr.

Peter J. Butler, Jr. is a New Orleans partner who handles commercial and government litigation in state and federal courts. His practice includes trials, appeals, arbitration disputes, governmental ethics proceedings, intellectual property, and complex conflicts involving closely held businesses. He represents companies, owners, public officials, and other clients facing high-stakes disputes. His work combines courtroom advocacy with careful financial analysis and practical attention to business and regulatory concerns.

Butler earned his J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in 1987 and a B.S.M. in Accounting from Tulane University in 1984. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1989. After law school, he clerked for Chief Judge Frederick J.R. Heebe of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. His accounting background and judicial experience support detailed analysis of financial records, ownership structures, damages, and procedural issues.

Butler has extensive experience litigating dissolutions and receiverships involving partnerships, limited liability companies, and closely held corporations. He handles disputes among owners and between businesses and their principals, including fiduciary duty and ownership rights claims. His practice also includes intensive discovery, sophisticated motion practice, writ applications, trials, and appeals. He advises governmental officers and officials on the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics and represents them before the Louisiana Board of Ethics.

Peter J. Butler, Jr. has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2018 and Louisiana Super Lawyers for business litigation since 2011. He holds an AV Preeminent peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has received multiple New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law honors. His professional memberships include federal, state, local, accounting, and bond lawyer organizations. He brings financial knowledge, litigation experience, and practical judgment to complex commercial and governmental matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.
• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, New Orleans Bar Association

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• Tulane University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Tulane University
  Bachelor of Science in Management (BSM)