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Peter J. Mougey

Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor, P.A.
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Phone: 850.435.7000
 Fax: 850.435.7020

316 South Baylen Street, Suite 600
Pensacola, Florida 32502

Peter J. Mougey is a partner with the Pensacola, Florida law firm of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Finance, from Creighton University in 1991. While working for Sequent, Inc., a Fortune 500 technology company, he earned a Master of Business Administration in 1995 from the University of Portland. After his graduate work, Mr. Mougey worked with KSL Fairways, Inc. as the marketing and sales district manager for five championship golf courses throughout the panhandle of Florida. He graduated from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in 1999.

Mr. Mougey concentrates his practice in the areas of securities arbitration and litigation as well as commercial, antitrust, and construction litigation. He frequently lectures at securities and continuing legal education programs and seminars on issues of broker-dealer supervision, discovery in securities arbitration, measuring damages in securities arbitrations, standard deviation in securities cases, monte carlo simulations, annuity abuse, and misuse of B Shares by the brokerage industry. He is also active with the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association ("PIABA"), an international organization of attorneys dedicated to the advancement of investors' rights in the securities industry. Mr. Mougey is a member of the Board of Directors and serves on several PIABA committees, including the Annual Meeting Committee, Arbitrator Recruitment Committee, and the Discovery Abuse Committee.

Education

J.D., Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, 1999

M.B.A., University of Portland, 1995

B.A., Finance, Creighton University, 1991

Practice Areas

Mr. Mougey represents investors against both publicly traded and closely held companies and customers in disputes against broker-dealers brought in state and federal courts, as well as various arbitration forums, including the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.  He also practices commercial, antitrust, and construction litigation in both state and federal courts.

Admitted

All state courts in Florida and Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, and Southern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Eleventh Circuits.

Professional Memberships

Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section; Alabama Bar, Trial Lawyers Section; Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, Board of Directors (2006-present), Annual Meeting Committee (2003-present), Discovery Abuse Committee (2004), Co-Chairman of the Arbitrator Recruitment Committee (2005-present); Board of Directors Young Lawyers Division (2002-2004); American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Securities Division; Inns of Court (1999-2002; 2006-2007).

Civic and Community Involvement

Association of Retarded Citizens, Board of Directors (2004-present), Vice President (2008-present), Chairman of the Personal Committee (2008–present), Executive Committee (2006-present), Finance Committee (2004-present) and Chairman of the Business Advisory Committee (2006-present), President’s Award Recognizing Volunteer Efforts (2007); Selected to Leadership Pensacola (2003-present); Junior Achievement, economics instructor (2006-present); St. Anne Church, Co-Chair, Adult Fair Formation (2003-2007); St. Anne Church Board of Directors (2007 – present).