Peter A. McInish

Peter A. McInish

 

Pete was born in Mobile, Alabama on September 17, 1958. He was raised in Dothan, Alabama, the son of Huey Dwight McInish (1923-1999) and Clara Jean Wise McInish. He attended the University of Alabama and received his B.A. degree in History in 1980. He attended Cumberland School of Law where he received his J.D. degree in 1983 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar the same year. Mr. McInish returned to Dothan and began his legal career with the law firm of Lee & McInish which was established by Alto V. Lee, III and Huey Dwight McInish in 1941. Mr. McInish continued to practice with the firm of Lee & McInish after his father’s death in 1999 until his decision to establish his own practice in October of 2011.Mr. McInish has two children: Mary Margaret Vick, [First National Bankers Bank Birmingham, Alabama] and Peter (Steven Harris & Associates Architects New York, NY)

 

Areas of Practice

  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Law & Business Planning
  • Domestic Relations (Family Law)
  • Elder Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Mediation (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
  • Personal Injury
  • Probate & Administration of Estates
  • Real Estate Law
  • Wills & Trusts

Litigation Percentage

  • 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 1983
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 1983
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 2012

Education

  • Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
    • J.D. - 1983
  • The University of Alabama
    • B.A. - 1980
    • Major: History

Honors and Awards

  • Dothan-Houston County Rotary, Paul Harris Fellow

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Alabama State Bar, Member, 1983 - Present
  • Alabama State Bar Character & Fitness Committee, Panel Member, 2003 - Present
  • Alabama State Bar, Volunteer Lawyers Program
  • Alabama State Bar, Family Law Section, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member 1983-Present
  • Houston County Bar Association, Member
  • Houston County Bar Association, President, 2007

Past Employment Positions

  • Lee & McInish, 1983 - 2001
  • Lee & McInish, P.C., 2001 - 2011

Pro Bono Activities

  • Member, First United Methodist Church
  • Dothan-Houston County Rotary, 1984 - Present
  • President, Dothan-Houston County Rotary, 1997
  • Boys & Girls Club of Wiregrass, 1986 - 2013
  • Boys & Girls Club of Wiregrass, President, 1993 - 1994
  • University of Alabama, Planned Giving Advisory Counsel, 2000 - Present
  • Wallace Community College Foundation Board, 2010 - Present
  • Wallace Community College Chairman , 2012 - Present