About Peter T. Ruth
Mr. Ruth is a Partner of the firm’s Real Estate Group, counseling clients in the areas of buying, selling, refinancing, and leasing property, the Municipal Group, serving as solicitor for the various municipalities and regional entities Stock and Leader represents, and the School Group, where he guides school districts through tax assessment litigation at the board of assessment appeals, appeals to the court of common pleas, and appellate levels. In addition to representing the Realtors® Association of York and Adams Counties, he is an approved Real Estate Instructor, regularly teaching accredited Continuing Education courses to Pennsylvania licensees.
Mr. Ruth graduated from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science and received his Juris Doctorate from The Widener University School of Law. During law school, Mr. Ruth was named to the Dean’s Honors List, recognized as a Merit Scholar, and was the 2012 recipient of the James S. Bowman American Inn of Court Award. Mr. Ruth’s internship experience includes his work for the Department of Justice in the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the District Attorney.
Mr. Ruth has been selected by his peers and Law and Politics magazine to the Pennsylvania Rising Star list for four consecutive years, 2019 through 2022. This honor is awarded to only 2.5% of all Pennsylvania attorneys considered in the selection process. He was also selected to the Forty under 40 list in 2018 by the Central Penn Business Journal.
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Government Law
- Personal Law
- Municipalities
- School Districts