D. Peters Wilborn, Jr.
Partner
Peter Wilborn represents labor unions and litigates civil rights, consumer, and election law disputes. He also assists Jonathan
Altman in DAW's property practice.
As counsel for the International Longshoreman Association in the Port of Charleston, Peter received international attention during
the "Charleston 5" controversy. Peter represented the NAACP in its struggle against discrimination during "Black Biker Week" in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and has litigated several major class actions throughout the country.
Peter is a leader in the initiative to create a more friendly environment for pedestrians and bicyclists, and has created a legal
resource for bicyclists and bikers:
www.scbikelaw.com. He is a founding board member of Charleston Moves:
www.charlestonmoves.org.
Peter began his career as a Ford Foundation Fellow in West Africa assisting human rights legal organizations. He later served as
an assistant legal officer of the Center for the Independence of the Judiciary of the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva, Switzerland.
Peter is a 1989 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Tufts University and is a 1992 honor graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.
His interests include bicycling, drumming, family travel, and reading.
pwilborn@dawlegal.com
