Pete Reid Law PLLC secures favorable settlement for boxer in sports litigation with former manager.

Pete Reid Law, PLLC has successfully concluded a multi-state sports litigation matter between a boxer and his former manager over a sports car that was given to the boxer as a signing bonus. The former manager and the boxer had entered into a management contract, which included a promise that the boxer would receive a [...]

2017-11-07T12:45:13-06:00August 20th, 2012|Articles, Sports Law|

Contractual Cap on Damages Upheld in ‘Storage Wars’ Style Case

The operator of popular self-service storage facilities in Manhattan and was sued by an individual who had stored her property in one of the client's rooms.  After Plaintiff fell into arrears in the payment of her monthly storage fees, the client conducted a sale of the personal property maintained in Plaintiff's storage locker, as authorized [...]

2017-11-07T12:57:00-06:00March 28th, 2012|Articles|

Pete Reid Law – Announcements Feb 2012

I Love You / Pete Reid Law Party This Weekend The Second Annual I Love You / Pete Reid Law Valentine’s Party will take place this Sunday evening at the new Beauty Ballroom in Austin. Once again the party brings together the friends and clients of Pete Reid Law, PLLC with the friends and clients [...]

2017-11-07T13:49:59-06:00February 9th, 2012|Newsletters|

Elderly Co-Op Resident Entitled to Keep Air Conditioner, Court Decides

An elderly woman can keep the air conditioner in her Queens apartment that eases her asthma and allergies after a judge ruled the cooperative building's demand she remove the appliance or face eviction would constitute housing discrimination. Queens Supreme Court Justice Martin J. Schulman recently confirmed a judicial hearing officer's report that found a co-op [...]

2017-11-07T12:57:28-06:00December 6th, 2011|Articles|

Pete Reid Law – Announcements July 2011

New Offices Pete Reid Law, PLLC has completed a move into new offices on the sixth floor of the legendary Littlefield Building, at the corner of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street in Austin, Texas. Prior to Pete Reid, the most famous tenant of the building was Lyndon Baines Johnson in 1935. Twenty-six-year-old LBJ and his [...]

2017-11-07T13:50:36-06:00July 19th, 2011|Newsletters|

Judge Tosses Suit Against NYC Islamic Center (CBS News Video)

A judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit that tried to block an Islamic community center from opening near the World Trade Center site. The New York Times reports that a lawsuit brought by a former firefighter seeking to block construction of the center was tossed out. Timothy Brown had sought to reverse a [...]

2017-11-07T12:58:20-06:00July 11th, 2011|Articles|

Firefighter Loses Bid to Halt Building of Islamic Center

A New York City firefighter does not have standing to bring a lawsuit against the city seeking to block the construction of a controversial Islamic center near Ground Zero, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Paul Feinman ruled Friday. He found in Brown v. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 110334/10, that firefighter Timothy Brown, an early [...]

2017-11-07T13:01:12-06:00July 11th, 2011|Articles|

Feature: Scot at centre of ‘Ground Zero mosque’ battle

A young Scottish attorney is at the forefront of a bitter legal battle concerning the building of the controversial “Ground Zero mosque” in New York. Peter Reid, from Glasgow, is defending the Islamic leader behind the scheme, in a wrangle that has split America down the middle. […]

2017-11-07T13:02:14-06:00December 29th, 2010|Articles, Feature|

Department Of Buildings Strict Liability Violation Dismissed For Proving Pre-Existing Condition

A New York City Landlord faced a Department of Buildings violation that alleged the illegal installation of water and waste lines for a bathroom and a gas line for a stove in a building in Queens. ALBPC was retained to defend the Landlord and Pete Reid was assigned to the case. […]

2017-11-07T13:03:15-06:00February 11th, 2010|Articles|