In addition to his role as general counsel for several closely-held businesses, Peter advises clients on issues relating to estate planning, business succession planning and other tax related areas. He has represented companies and selling shareholders in taxable and tax-free transactions and ESOP transactions.

Peter served as as an associate at Henretta, Cross, Ness & Dolan, and then as General Counsel for Midwest Casualty Insurance Company until July 1998, when he formed the law firm Peter C. Brehm and Associates in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  In 2004, He was named a Rising Star in Small and Closely Held Businesses by Law and Politics magazine.  Peter is a member of the Minnesota State and United States District Court Bars and the Arizona State Bar.

Peter Brehm earned his Juris Doctor cum laude and his Master of Laws and Taxation from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he currently serves as an Adjunct Professor. 

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at North Dakota State University and is a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor Society.  While at  NDSU, Peter was a member of the NDSU cross country and track & filed teams, and earned All-America and all North Central Conference  honors at 1,500 meters.