Enjoy my interview with Peter S. Hennes – a lawyer with nearly 50 years of experience who treats each case like his first and only. He is the proud father of two highly successful Ivy League educated attorneys: David Hennes, Co-Chair of the Corporate Litigation Department at Ropes and Gray, an international corporate law firm, and Mark Hennes, Senior Litigation Counsel at Novartis.

Peter Hennes, Esq.Bielory & Hennes1410 Hooper Ave., Suite 2Toms River, NJ 08753Phone 732.255.6500

Highlights:

7:31 – I had never seen any college

10:35 – Referrals

11:58 – It was part of me

12:39 – You can't be afraid

25:04 – Look away sometimes

38:20 – Country lawyer

47:20 – It's a tough way to make a living sometimes

56:31 – Treat people right

Honorable Mention:

Tony Graziano, Sr., MAI, CRE CEO, Broker of Record, Appraiser NAI Atlantic Coast Realty1415 Hooper Avenue, Suite 306Toms River, NJ 08753 732.736.1300http://www.naiglobal.com/members/nai-atlantic-coast-realty-toms-river

Frank Louis, Esq. Louis & Russell, Attorneys at Law1144 Hooper Avenue, Suite 212Toms River, NJ 08753732.349.0600https://www.louisandrussell.com/

Lindsay HoodParalegal at Bielory & Hennes, PC1410 Hooper Avenue, Suite 2Toms River, NJ 08753732.255.6500

Simpson Thacher425 Lexington AvenueNew York, NY 10017212.455.2000https://www.stblaw.com/

Ropes & Gray1211 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10036212.596.9000https://www.ropesgray.com/en

Fried Frank1 New York PlazaNew York, NY 10004212.859.8000http://www.friedfrank.com/

Vocabulary:

Chiropodist – podiatrist, specialized foot doctor

Anneal – heat and cool in order to harden or toughen (usually metal or glass)

Secondment – temporary transfer of a military officer or corporate manager, or in this case an attorney from a law firm to its corporate client. In this case, attorney Mark Hennes was embedded with Novartis – a temporary placement that turned permanent