Practice Focus

Education

  • The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1986
  • Miami University, B.S., 1982

Admissions

  • State of Ohio
  • U.S. District Courts (Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio)
  • U.S. Tax Court

Peter A. Igel

Partner

OSBA Certified Specialist LogoPETER primarily focuses on tax law. Recognized as a certified specialist in Federal Taxation Law by the Ohio State Bar Association, Peter’s experience includes representing:

  • Publicly traded and middle market businesses, including C corporations, S corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, in corporate acquisitions; formation and funding; like kind exchanges; and tax appeals and litigation 
  • Businesses and individuals in state and local tax planning, appeals, and litigation
  • Governmental entities, conduit borrowers and underwriters on the tax issues involved in tax-exempt bond financings, including general governmental financing, industrial revenue bond financing and qualified 501(c)(3) financing
  • Tax-exempt hospitals, health care providers, community foundations and private foundations in formation, qualification and transactional matters
  • Tax-exempt organizations and donors who make sophisticated charitable gifts
  • Individuals and corporations as co-counsel with Calfee’s White Collar Defense and Investigations practice group in tax audits and prosecutions
  • Owners of privately held businesses and high net worth individuals in corporate succession planning through reduction of estate, gift and GST taxes
Peter actively participates in the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Cleveland Tax Club, and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, where he currently chairs the Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section, and where he formerly chaired the General Tax Committee.
 
In the community, Peter serves as the President of the Performing Arts Boosters Club at St. Edward High School.  He previously served on the Development and Planned Giving Committee of Magnificat High School and on the Professional Advisory Council of the Diocese of Cleveland Foundation. He speaks regularly to professional groups, such as the Cleveland Tax Institute, the Cleveland State and Local Tax Institute, and the Ohio Society of CPAs Ohio Accounting Show and Members Summit.
 
Peter achieved the highest peer rating of “av” in the Martindale-Hubbell law directory.
 
Peter joined Calfee in 2006, having previously practiced with another major law firm and a Big-Four accounting firm. He holds an inactive Ohio Certified Public Accountant license.  He became a partner in 2011.