For more than a decade, Peter J. Weinman has been
practicing law and has a wide diversity of legal
experience, although he has focused his practice on Real Estate and General
Civil Litigation. Known amongst his clients and his peers for his
integrity, dedication, honesty, and straight-forward thinking, Mr. Weinman
personally works very closely with all his clients to keep them well informed
at every step of their representation.
Working full
time for Project Hospitality, Inc., a Staten Island not-for-profit devoted to feeding and helping
the homeless, the mentally-ill, and those affected by HIV/AIDS, while attending classes at night, Mr.
Weinman received his Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in English from the College of Staten Island in 1992. Eight years later, continuing
to work while attending classes at night, Mr. Weinman received his Juris Doctor
degree (J.D.) from New York Law School in 2000.
While still attending classes, Mr. Weinman took his personal hobby
a step further and began taking freelance work as a “computer guy and law
student.” He designed and automated legal
forms and office documents for many law firms located throughout the City of New York; some of
which continue to use his forms to this day. Because of his hobby and computer experience, Mr. Weinman's office and files are almost entirely computerized.
Since being
admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey, Mr. Weinman has been
associated with some of Staten Island's most respected law firms, such as Lee
& Amtzis, LLP, Corash & Hollender, PC, and Gaines & Fishler, LLP,
where he gained invaluable knowledge and experience in all aspects of real
estate and related litigation.
In 2011, Mr. Weinman was elected to serve as one of the Directors on the Board of the Richmond County Bar Association (RCBA), and he is an active member of the Staten Island Trial Lawyers Association (SITLA), the RCBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, the New York State Bar
Association (NYSBA), the Staten Island Board of Realtors® (SIBOR), the National Association of Realtors®, (NAR) and he is an active volunteer Arbitrator at the Richmond County Civil Court, Small Claims Division, where he can
be found hearing cases Friday mornings or Thursday nights, at least once per month. Mr. Weinman is also one of the founding board members of New World Preparatory Charter School (NWP), Staten Island's first charter middle-school, which opened its doors on September 8, 2010.
Aside from
trying to spend as much time as possible with his wife and two children, Mr.
Weinman enjoys riding his motorcycle and long-distance running; he has run the
last twelve NYC Marathons, since 2000, usually finishing in around five hours.