PETER A. MUHIC, a partner of the firm, is a graduate of Syracuse University and an honors graduate of the Temple University School of Law, where he was Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review and also was a member of the Moot Court Board.  He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and also is admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Fifth Circuit, Seventh Circuit and Ninth Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey and the District of Colorado.

Mr. Muhic has substantial trial experience involving complex actions in federal and state courts throughout the country.  In 2009, Mr. Muhic was co-lead trial counsel in one of the few class action ERISA cases ever to be tried, which involved claims against the fiduciaries of the 401k plan of an S&P 500 company for imprudent investment in company stock and misrepresentations to plan participants.  In addition to his significant trial recoveries, he has successfully resolved numerous actions through arbitrations and mediations in an array of forums.  Mr. Muhic currently prosecutes class actions and/or collective actions concerning the FLSA, ERISA, FHA, ECOA and numerous state consumer protection statutes and laws.  Prior to joining Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer and Check, Mr. Muhic was a senior member of a prominent national firm based in Philadelphia.

Mr. Muhic serves as a Judge Pro Tem for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, is a former Board Member of the SeniorLAW Center in Philadelphia and a past recipient of the White Hat Award for outstanding pro bono contributions to the Legal Clinic for the Disabled, a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia.

Peter Muhic
Main: (610) 667.7706
Fax: (610) 667.7056
pmuhic@btkmc.com
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