Peter H. Schmidt II - St Simons Island, GA
Attorney at Taylor, Odachowski, Schmidt & Crossland, LLC
Real Estate Lawyers in St Simons Island, GA
300 Oak Street, Suite 200 St Simons Island, GA 31522
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St Simons Island Real Estate Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate
- Litigation
- Insurance Coverage, Defense and Bad Faith/Extra-Contractual
- Debtor and Creditor
- Probate Litigation
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Peter Schmidt is a partner in the Atlanta law firm Drew, Eckl & Farnham. He has been with the firm since 1991. He is a graduate of Emory University and received his Juris Doctor degree at Georgia State University College of Law. Mr. Schmidt has a general trial practice with an emphasis on general liability and first party property defense. He has extensive trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Southern Loss Association, and Atlanta Claims Association. In 1996 he served on the Education Committee and Board of Directors of the Atlanta Claims Association. Since 1997 he has been the General Editor of the American Bar Association's ""Annotations to the Homeowner's Policy."" He is a frequent panelist and lecturer on litigation and insurance topics for a number of professional associations, including the Property Loss Research Bureau.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell - AV Rated
- General Editor, Annotations to the Homeowners Policy, ABA 1997-2004
- Editor, Georgia Legal Compendium, A.M. Best
- Chicago Title Insurance Company Scholar
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award
- Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society
- Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society
Education
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Legal Education
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Georgia State University College of Law,
Atlanta,
Georgia, 1990
J.D.
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Georgia State University College of Law,
Atlanta,
Georgia, 1990
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Non Legal Education
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Emory University, 1986
B.A.
Honors: With honors
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Emory University, 1986
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Pro Bono Activities
- Past Board Member, The Marty Lyons Foundation (Georgia Chapter)
- Chair - Board of Directors, St. Marks Towers, Inc. - Brunswick, Georgia
- Deacon/Elder, St. Simons Presbyterian Church (Deacon-Chair: 2009 – 2010)
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1990
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Georgia
- Glynn County Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Defense Research Institute
- CLM (The Institutes)
- LIRB - PLRB
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
- American Bar Associations (TIPS Section)
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Contact
300 Oak Street, Suite 200
St Simons Island, GA 31522
Phone: 912-634-0955
Fax: 912-638-9739
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.tosclaw.com/
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