Peter J. Leff
Principal

Contact
pleff@odsalaw.com

Education
Washington University
(B.A. Magna cum laude 1993)
University of Michigan (J.D. 1996)


Publications
The Labor Lawyer,
Vol.18, No.1 Summer 2002:
Failing to Give the Board Its Due:
The Lack of Deference Afforded
by the Appellate Courts in Gissel
Bargaining Order Cases

Peter J. Leff is a Principal at O'Donnell, Schwartz & Anderson, P.C. Mr. Leff's practice focuses on assisting labor unions and employee benefit funds navigate through increasingly complicated statutory and regulatory systems. Mr. Leff is general counsel to an international union and five national Taft-Hartley multi-employer benefit funds providing both health insurance coverage benefits and pension benefits. Mr. Leff also represents single employer pension plans and death benefit plans. The benefit plans that Mr. Leff represents have over $1 billion in assets. Mr. Leff drafted one of the first Rehabilitation Plans under the Pension Protection Act of 1996. Mr. Leff has considerable experience advocating before federal district and appellate courts, administrative agencies and arbitrators. Mr. Leff services all of his clients' legal needs. His main goal is to ensure that his clients are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and avoid legal problems. When necessary, Mr. Leff vigorously represents his clients in court and other forums as both plaintiff and defendant.