Lawyer Bio : Peter J. Duffley

Peter J. Duffley

Raleigh

Peter has extensive experience representing institutional investors, lenders, municipalities and developers in the development and financing of affordable housing, historic and commercial properties using federal and state tax credits, with an emphasis on the utilization of low-income housing tax credits, historic rehabilitation tax credits, new markets tax credits and energy credits. He regularly advises banks and other financial institutions on a variety of issues relative to their community development and public welfare activities, including eligibility and compliance requirements under the Community Reinvestment Act.

Peter co-authors the firm's Community Development & Affordable Housing Blog.

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Professional Activities

Bar Associations: North Carolina Bar Association, Business and Tax Law Sections and Chairperson, 1998-1999, Poverty Law Section; Illinois Bar Association.

Admitted to bar, 1994, North Carolina; 1995, Illinois. Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Education

B.S., 1989, Purdue University.

J.D., 1994, Wake Forest University School of Law.

Prior Legal Experience

Partner, Poyner & Spruill LLP, Raleigh, NC, 1998-2003; Associate, Pinna Johnston & Burwell PA, Raleigh, NC, 1996-1997; Staff Attorney, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Winston-Salem, NC, 1994-1995; Law Clerk, PepsiCo, Inc., Somers, NY, Summer 1993.

Presentations

"Expanding The Prospects: NMTCs and State Tax Credits," 6th Annual New Markets Tax Credit Conference hosted by Novogradac & Company LLP in Washington, DC, June 2007.

"Attracting Investments in Business Districts Using New Markets Tax Credits," Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in Richmond, VA, May 2005.

"The Federal Historic Tax Credit on Main Street USA," Cary Chamber of Commerce in Cary, NC, August 2004.