Bill Peterson or William Peterson is the brother of Michael Peterson. He is one of four children born to Colonel Eugene I Peterson and Eleanor Peterson. Eugene was born to John and Della (Mellander) Peterson on July 7, 1918 in San Francisco. He grew up in Golconda, NV.
Bill’s father, Eugene, attended elementary school and graduated from Galileo High School in San Francisco. He then returned to Reno, where he attended and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada in 1940. He was the first athlete from the University of Nevada to win the Far Western Conference, Reno City and Nevada tennis championship.
Eugene served at Pearl Harbor during World War II, where he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the infantry. In 1945 he was accepted into the regular army and served until 1972, when he retired with the rank of colonel. He attended all the military schools for officers, including the Escuela Militar del Ejército. His 32 years of active service included 15 years abroad.
Michael and Bill also have a brother named John Peterson from Las Vegas, Nevada and a sister named Ann Christensen from Mill Valley, CA.
However, there was an alleged fight between Michael and his sister Ann. His mother died on June 20, 2002. Three years later, on July 26, 2005, Eugene died in Reno, Nevada.
Meet Bill Peterson, brother of Michael Peterson
During Michael’s first degree murder trial for the murder of his wife Kathleen Peterson, Bill Peterson was with his brother before Michael was sent to prison. After Kathleen’s death, his family discovered his bisexuality. Bill told them it was a “family secret” and something Mike had known for most of his life.
Bill also claimed that Kathleen knew about her husband’s sexual preferences and was perfectly fine with it. But Michael’s stepdaughter Caitlin didn’t think her mother was okay, as she said Kathleen and Michael were on the brink of divorce because he had repeatedly cheated on her.
During the trial, the News & Observer reported that Michael Peterson borrowed $300,000 from Bill Peterson to cover “increasing legal fees.” Michael Peterson has already sold a property in Durham to pay legal fees.
“We are helping my brother pay for the defense in this case, which is quite expensive,” Bill Peterson said at the time.
During the trial and jury deliberations, Bill Peterson stood by his brother. While the jury deliberated in October 2003, N&O noted that Michael Peterson often spoke in the courtroom with “friends, his brothers Bill and Jack or his ex-wife Patricia.”
In the same N&O report, Bill Peterson reported that he lent attorney David Rudolf a copy of Al Franken’s “Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot” to read in the courtroom during deliberations.
At one point during the documentary “The Staircase”, the Peterson family, including Michael, Bill, and some of Michael’s children, gather for dinner while Michael was still on trial to celebrate Bill’s birthday. In a toast to Bill, Michael Peterson said, “I couldn’t have gotten through this without my brother.”
However, viewers noted that Bill did not attend either trial after Michael was eligible to go home for a retrial after serving 8 years in prison. However, a Redditor pointed out that, as a lawyer, he himself was concerned about his own work during this period, which explained why he wasn’t there to support his brother.
Where is Bill Peterson today?
Bill Peterson currently lives in Reno, Nevada and is getting on with his life.
Bill Peterson Age
Bill Peterson was apparently born in July 1947. As such, he is 74 years old as of 2022.
Bill Peterson’s Business
According to his LinkedIn, Bill Peterson has been a partner at Snell & Wilmer since March 2012. Prior to that, he worked as a partner at Morris Peterson from 2004 to 2012. While serving as legal counsel at Sierra Pacific from 1994 to 2003, Power Company .
According to his profile at Snell & Wilmer, Bill has been a commercial, administrative and corporate litigator for over 30 years. His practice includes energy law, utility law, complex tort law, and all aspects of commercial litigation in state and federal courts.
Bill has tried over 40 cases to jury verdict and over 50 bench trials, many lasting several weeks. He has over 20 decisions reported in the Federal Supplement, Federal Reporter, Nevada Supreme Court Reports, and California Appellate Reports.
He also spent ten years as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Sierra Resources (now NV Energy), Nevada Power Company, and Sierra Pacific Power Company. He was awarded the 2018 President’s Award by the Nevada State Bar Association. Award recipient must have 20+ years of experience.
The Bar Association values honorees for their conduct, integrity and honesty, which represent the highest standards of the legal profession.
Bill also serves as a member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on the Judiciary.
He graduated from the College of Holy Cross at the University of California, Berkeley. While he received his JD degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 1975.
Fun fact: Bill served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant from 1969 to 1972.
Who is Bill Peterson’s wife?
Bill Peterson’s wife is Suellen Fulstone. Born in January 1947, Suellen is 75 years old in 2022.
Suellen is originally from Coleville, California. She attended Coleville High and then the University of Nevada, Reno, graduating in 1972. She later attended Stanford University, graduating with the class of 1976.
Suellen also works at Snell & Wilmer LLP as an attorney. She has more than 30 years of experience practicing pleadings and motions through discovery, conciliation, trial, and appeal, including jurisdictional matters and injunctive and extraordinary relief.
On November 7, 1960, when Suellen was 13 years old, he bought five minutes of television time on a Reno television station to advocate for John Kennedy’s presidential candidacy. She allegedly paid $100 (today’s $971) for five minutes of time at Reno’s KOLO.
Suellen contributed $50 of the prize money he won in the American Legion speech contest. The remaining $50 from the small flock of sheep from her.
The day after the election, JFK found out what the Coleville girl had done. She received a telegram from him promising her first maiden invitation, followed by a handwritten note from Jacqueline Kennedy.
Related FAQ
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Is Bill Peterson on Instagram?
No, Bill Peterson does not have an Instagram account. However, he is on Facebook.
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Who plays Bill Peterson on HBO Max’s The Staircase?
Actor Tim Guinee plays Bill Peterson on HBO Max Ladder.
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