Peter M. Wittekind

Mr. Wittekind focuses his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, professional liability, insurance coverage and insurance defense litigation. He has significant trial experience in medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury cases. Mr. Wittekind has also received Martindale Hubbell’s highest rating, AV, (pre-eminent) and has been frequently listed in "Top Lawyers in Arizona," (the Legal Network) and "Top Lawyers of Arizona" (the National Law Journal).

Mr. Wittekind received his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in 1981. After one year of study toward a Master of Business Administration at the University of Connecticut, Mr. Wittekind went on to receive his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1985.

Mr. Wittekind was formerly a partner at the law firm of Snell & Wilmer, Arizona’s largest law firm, where he practiced for 13 years before leaving to form Kent & Wittekind, P.C. He has served as a chairman of an Arizona State Bar Disciplinary Hearing Committee and as a judge pro tem in the Superior Court of Arizona. Mr. Wittekind is the author of "What Physicians Should Expect From Their Insurer-Retained Attorneys in Medical Malpractice Cases, Survey of Anesthesiology (December, 1993)".

Mr. Wittekind is admitted to practice in the State of Arizona and the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.