Peter Canfield joined Dow Lohnes in 1986, became a member of the firm in 1988 and is now senior partner of its Atlanta office. He has over a quarter century experience in complex civil and criminal trial and appellate litigation in courts across the country. For over twenty years, he has counseled on a day-to-day basis newspapers, broadcasters and other media companies.
Memberships and Activities
Editorial Board -Yale Law Journal, 1978-1979
Law Clerk - Honorable Frank M. Johnson, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1979-1980
Law Clerk - Honorable Myron H. Thompson, United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 1980-1981
Trial Attorney - United States Department of Justice, 1981-1983
Deputy District Attorney - Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Montgomery, Alabama, 1983-1984
Partner - Ross & Stevens, Madison, Wisconsin, 1985-1986
Organizer - Georgia Bar Media & Judiciary Conference, 1989-present
Executive Committee - Libel Defense Resource Center, 1993-1997
Founding Director - Georgia First Amendment Foundation, 1994-present
Co-Chair - Newspaper Association of America, National Association of Broadcasters & Media Law Resource Center Biannual Media Law Conference, 1998-2004
Governing Committee – ABA Forum on Communications Law, 2006-2008
President – Defense Counsel Section, Media Law Resource Center, 2007