Peder A. Rigsby

Peder Rigsby leads a multidisciplinary team of accomplished attorneys in defense of businesses, entities, and individuals facing complex casualty, commercial litigation, and discrimination claims in state and federal courts in the Pacific Northwest. He performs national counsel work for large clients based in the area, providing innovative and timely strategic counsel to help them make better-informed decisions, resolve complex legal challenges, and achieve specific business goals. Peder draws on Wilson Elser’s deep resources and national footprint to handle high-value, multijurisdictional, and complex cases. 

Peder makes a deliberate effort to understand his clients’ businesses and develops a strategy to address their goals cost-effectively. He is often called upon for his ability to successfully handle first-party insurance defense cases. He has built a strong practice defending clients in litigation involving wrongful death and catastrophic injury, professional malpractice, discrimination issues, product liability, and multiparty construction defects. Peder also has experience handling real property disputes in Oregon, including quiet title and boundary matters. 

Before becoming an attorney, Peder worked for more than a decade with Costco in various management roles. While engaging with attorneys on litigating workers’ compensation claims, he was inspired to pursue a career in law. His time in the private sector instilled the importance of the client service experience and shaped his client-centric approach. Peder’s later roles as a judicial extern for Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman and law clerk to the Honorable Christopher Yates and the Honorable Kathleen Feeney of the 17th Circuit Court of Kent County provided him with a sound foundation and a broad range of legal experience.