Pete has served as lead counsel in numerous patent and commercial cases in U.S. federal district courts from coast to coast, in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Pete has represented clients in over 70 cases in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alone.

Pete utilizes his high tech background in electrical and computer engineering to represent high-tech clients effectively, and he has been widely recognized by legal publications and rankings, including Chambers USA and the IAM Patent 250 and 1000, and Super Lawyers for his abilities in intellectual property. In its 2015 commentary, Chambers USA stated that, in the profession, Pete “is praised as 'excellent' by sources for his work as a patent litigator and trial lawyer. He is steeped in electrical engineering and is also highly skilled with cases concerning medical devices and oilfield equipment.” In 2019, Chambers described Pete as “a very strong, very experienced advocate.”

Pete’s IP matters have involved a range of technologies, including integrated circuits, computers, liquid crystal displays, data storage and retrieval, cellular and other telecommunications, software, Internet technology, electrical technologies, energy, healthcare, payroll and benefits processing, semiconductor processing, medical devices, oilfield technology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and mechanical devices, among others. Pete has represented numerous large high-tech companies, as well as small to mid-sized companies, in patent litigation.

Pete’s non-IP commercial disputes practice has included significant litigation in the managed care space concerning large scale contract disputes, as well as allegations of fraud, RICO, and antitrust violations.