Norris McLaughlin, P.A. has announced that a prominent and nationally recognized attorney, Peter Hutcheon passed away on Jan. 4, 2025.
“It’s with great sadness and a heavy heart that our former partner, Peter Hutcheon, passed away. He will be missed by his family, the firm, his partners, and the legal community at large,” David Roberts, chair of Norris McLaughlin, said. “His involvement with national and state-level bar associations, collegiate affiliations, and his editorial zeal will not be forgotten.”
In his 50 years at the firm, Hutcheon served as general counsel and was a leader and mentor for the Business Law Group, focusing on corporate governance, commercial transactions, securities & the SEC, banking, and finance.
Hutcheon was a long-time member of the American Bar Association’s Section on Business Law, Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations Committee. For 16 years, he was the editor of its newsletter, the PUBOGRAM. He was named a Founding Fellow of the American College of LLC and Partnership Attorneys. He was the 2005 recipient of the Martin I. Lubaroff Award for his lifelong service to this Committee. He was a director for 22 years, including 2 years as chair of the New Jersey State Bar, Corporate & Business Law Section, and chaired the State Bar’s Banking Law Section. He was chairman of the New Jersey Corporate & Business Law Study Commission from its inception in 1989 to 2002, providing reports and suggestions on business law developments to the New Jersey Legislature and the governor.
“He was an exceptional public servant,” Roberts added, “his experience in providing recommendations concerning business law developments to the New Jersey legislature and to the governor was second to none.”
Hutcheon chaired the New Jersey Securities Advisory Committee, appointed by the attorney general, from 1995 to 2001, and served as the American Bar Association’s Liaison to the New Jersey Bureau of Securities for over 32 years. He also chaired the ABA’s Section of Science and Technology and served on the Editorial Board of their quarterly journal, Jurimetrics, of which he previously served as Associate Editor and Editor-in-Chief.
Hutcheon graduated from Williams College, studied at Ludwig-Maximilian Universität, Munich, Germany, and received his Juris Doctor degree with distinction from Harvard Law School.
A Funeral Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Clayton, New Jersey on Jan. 13, 2025, at 11:00 am, followed by a Service of Committal at Cedar Green Cemetery, Clayton New Jersey.
