Covalt, Victor E.

Randall A. Peterman is a partner in the Boise, Idaho, law office of Moffatt Thomas Barrett Rock & Fields specializing in bankruptcy, loan workouts, commercial litigation, lender liability defense, and agricultural lending. Mr. Peterman has extensive experience in representing commercial lenders and leasing companies, banks, and other financial institutions in bankruptcy and complex credit transactions. In his commercial litigation practice, he has represented lenders in defense of numerous lender liability claims and in dealing with various Uniform Commercial Code and real estate litigation. His agricultural lending practice is grounded in representation of lenders who deal with loan advance and lien priority issues in the agricultural area. Mr. Peterman is also outside general counsel for Northwest Nazarene University.

Mr. Peterman graduated summa cum laude from Northwest Nazarene University in 1973, and graduated from the University of Washington Law School in 1976, where he was an editor of the Washington Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He commenced his practice by acting as a law clerk in 1977 for the Honorable Gerald F. Schroeder, who is now a retired Idaho Supreme Court justice. He practiced with a Boise firm for twenty-three years before joining Moffatt Thomas in 2001.

He is a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He is an active member of the Idaho State Bar Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section and served as the president of that section in 1989-1990. He is also active in the Corporate and Business Section of the Idaho State Bar and acted a the president of that section in 2000-2001. Mr. Peterman has been selected among the Best Lawyers in America for over a decade, has been recognized by Super Lawyer Magazine, and has been selected by Chambers USA as a one of America's leading lawyers for business. Mr. Peterman is also a Martindale-Hubble AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5" rated attorney.

Mr. Peterman is an adjunct professor (teaching business ethics for the MBA program) at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, a member of the Northwest Nazarene University Board of Regents, and serves on the board of directors for Hands of Hope, Inc. In 2008 he was honored as the Alumni of the Year Professional Achievement by his alma mater, Northwest Nazarene University.