Area of Practice
General Litigation

Robert A. Peal joined Neal & Harwell in 2009. His practice is concentrated on general litigation. He is admitted to practice in Tennessee and before military courts-martial.

Prior to joining Neal & Harwell, Mr. Peal served as a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps for 13 years, first as an F/A -18D flight officer, followed by three years of service as a Senior Prosecutor. He was deployed three times and saw combat in Operation Southern Watch and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Mr. Peal is a 1996 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 2006, he received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Articles

• Combatant Status Review Tribunals and the Unique Nature of the War on Terror, 58. VAND. L. REV. 1629 (2005)

Recognition

• Vanderbilt University School of Law – Order of the Coif
• Vanderbilt University School of Law – Law Review,
  Associate Editor
• Vanderbilt University School of Law – Academic Excellence Awards in Criminal Law, Property Law, Patent Litigation, and Corporations and Business Entities
• Vanderbilt University School of Law– Krivchner Scholar
• U.S. Marine Corps – Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• U.S. Marine Corps – Meritorious Service Medal
• U.S. Marine Corps – Air Medal
• U.S. Marine Corps – Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device
• U.S. Marine Corps – Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Professional Associations

• U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
• Member, Nashville Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Civic & Community Service

• Marine Corps Reserves