Practice Areas
Agricultural Law
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
Business Law
Insurance Defense
Education
J.D., University of Washington Law School, 1976
B.A., Northwest Nazarene University, summa cum laude, 1973
Admissions/Memberships
American Bankruptcy Institute
American College of Bankruptcy
Idaho State Bar – Commercial Law, Bankruptcy, Corporate and
Business Sections
Professional Profile
Randall Peterman has extensive experience in representing commercial lenders and leasing companies, banks, and other financial institutions in bankruptcy and complex credit transactions. In his commercial litigation practice, he has represented lenders in defense of numerous lender liability claims and in dealing with various Uniform Commercial Code and real estate litigation. His agricultural lending practice is grounded in representation of lenders who deal with loan advance and lien priority issues in the agricultural area. Mr. Peterman is also outside general counsel for Northwest Nazarene University.
While attending law school, Mr. Peterman was an editor of the Washington Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He commenced his practice by acting as a law clerk in 1977 for the Honorable Gerald F. Schroeder, who is now a retired Idaho Supreme Court Justice. He practiced with a Boise firm for twenty-three years before joining Moffatt Thomas in 2001.
Mr. Peterman is a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He is an active member of the Idaho State Bar Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section and served as the chair of that section in 1992-1993. He is also active in the Business & Corporate Law Section of the Idaho State Bar and acted as the chair of that section in 2000-2001.
Mr. Peterman has been recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. In addition, he is being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Mr. Peterman has also been recognized by Super Lawyer Magazine, and has been selected by Chambers USA as one of America’s leading lawyers for business. Mr. Peterman is also a Martindale-Hubble AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 rated attorney.
Mr. Peterman is an adjunct professor (teaching business ethics for the MBA program) at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, a former member of the Northwest Nazarene University Board of Regents, and former member of the board of directors for Hands of Hope, Inc. In 2008 he was honored as the Alumni of the Year for Professional Achievement by his alma mater, Northwest Nazarene University.