Peter Stanwyck graduated from Cal Berkeley in 1968, and from Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law in June 1971 and was admitted to the practice of law in California in January 1972.

Since 1975 The Law Offices of Peter M. Stanwyck has primarily focused on representing small and medium sized bay area businesses, professionals and entrepreneurs providing strategic counseling; acquiring and selling businesses, forming entities like partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies; negotiating and preparing contracts, agreements and leases, dealing with employee and independent contractor issues, and resolving disputes with negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation.

The basic focus and philosophy of the firm is to form ongoing and long term relationships with clients and to provide information and resources to clients to assist them in making good choices.

Over `the years Mr. Stanwyck has served the community as Chairman of the Oakland Library Commission, Vice-President of the Oakland Zoo, Treasurer of the Oakland Museum Association and on the boards of the Oakland Ballet and the Easter Seal Society and as a coach/manager of little league baseball. When not lawyer, Mr. Stanwyck may be found being a single parent of two teenage sons, umpiring a youth baseball game or doing a toddler storytime at an Oakland library branch