Trev Peterson is a life-long Lincoln resident. He joined the Knudsen Law Firm on his graduation from law school in 1981 and became a partner in 1986. Trev served as the firm’s managing partner from 2002-2006 and from 2018-2023.
Trev is a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers; a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America; was selected in 2007 as a Super Lawyer of the Great Plains; is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute; and the American, Nebraska and Lincoln bar associations. He has served as president, vice president and secretary of the Bank Attorney’s Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association, and as president and vice president of the Bankruptcy Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association.
Trev obtained his juris doctorate degree from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln with high distinction in 1981. He was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif, a law school scholastic honorary society and was a member of the Nebraska Law Review from 1979-81. He obtained his bachelor of arts degree in 1978, also from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln, where he was selected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Since his graduation from law school, Trev has focused his practice on real estate, bankruptcy, business planning, banking and commercial law. Trev is a frequent speaker at continuing education seminars on the issues of real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure, debtor-creditor’s rights, and collection law.