Meet Pete Wucetich | Business Litigation Lawyer in CA & ID

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Pete Wucetich is a trial lawyer with more than two decades of experience. He has first-chaired jury trials, court trials, and binding arbitrations in a broad spectrum of matters, and participated in numerous mediations. Pete has appeared in state and federal courts hundreds of times, including leading a class action from trial through appeal and arguing before the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit.

His practice areas have ranged from breaches of fiduciary duty, constitutional torts, discrimination and harassment, fraud, trade-secret misappropriation, wage and hour actions, unfair-competition disputes to even a criminal matter relating to the poaching of a federally protected golden eagle. He advises clients on employee-mobility issues, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and the protection and assignment of intellectual property developed during employment.

During his time as an attorney in the private sector, he worked in firms ranging from large international law firms to boutiques. In the public sector, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Deputy Attorney General. While serving in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he was the head of employment law for the District of Idaho as well as the co-head of bankruptcy. While serving the Department of Justice, he was afforded the privilege of representing federal judges, agents, and agencies. He also served on the leadership committee for many years.

Time spent in both sectors allowed him to gain deep insights into business, governmental, and judicial decision-making.

Call or text Pete directly on his cell 949-293-0910 or via email at Pete@DryCreekLegalGroup.com.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Idaho, Boise, ID (September 2018 – April 2025)
Assistant U.S. Attorney serving as the lead on employment litigation matters and co-lead for bankruptcy matters, district e-Litigation coordinator, and handled constitutional torts, immigration matters, claims brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act and Freedom of Information Act, and oversaw the Central Violations Bureau docket. Appointed to serve as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada to represent federal judges.

Office of the Attorney General for the State of Idaho, Boise, ID (June 2018 – August 2018)
Deputy Attorney General handling civil disputes including constitutional challenges to legislation adopted by the State of Idaho.

Stuart Kane LLP, Newport Beach, CA (July 2013 – June 2018)
Left Stradling (see below) with all Newport Beach partners in the employment and real estate groups to form a new firm. Partner in the employment and business litigation practice groups specializing in owner/employee mobility disputes, employee embezzlement, discrimination, harassment, trade secret misappropriation, wage and hour class actions, and unfair competition. First chaired multiple arbitrations and trials, including a class action through trial and appeal.

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C., Newport Beach, CA (May 2006 – July 2013)
Shareholder (January 2011 – July 2013) and Associate (May 2006 – December 2010) in the litigation and employment practice groups handling business, employment, intellectual property disputes, and class actions. First chaired multiple arbitrations and trials.

Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Irvine, CA (December 2004 – May 2006)
Associate in the product liability, insurance coverage, and intellectual property practice groups. Represented trade organizations such as the Recording Industry Association of America. Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP (now part of DLA Piper), San Diego, CA. Associate (January 2004 – December 2004) and Summer Associate (May – August 2002) in the product liability and securities litigation practice groups.

California Court of Appeal, Second Judicial District, Los Angeles, CA (May – August 2001)
Extern for Chief Justice Roger W. Boren, assisting in drafting appellate opinions.

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

CLE presentation to the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the Idaho State Bar regarding recent developments relating to the discharge of student loan debt (2023).
Presentation at a multi-state training for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding constitutional torts (2022).
CLE presentation to the U.S. Attorney’s Office regarding opening statements and voir dire (2022).
Presentation to the U.S. Marshal’s Service and cooperating local authorities in Idaho regarding personal liability concerns for law enforcement officers (2022).
CLE presentation to a statewide annual conference sponsored by the federal bench on trends in employment law (2021).
Authored an opinion letter for the Idaho Attorney General regarding the implications of the United States Supreme Court decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, 137 S.Ct. 2012 (2017). It can be found at:
https://www.ag.idaho.gov/content/uploads/2019/11/2018Annual-Report.pdf.
Authored an article entitled Avoid Violating Nonsolicitation Agreements Through Interactions on Social Media, which was published by the Society for Human Resource Management on February 23, 2018. It can be found at:
https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/Pages/nonsoliciation-agreements-social-media.aspx?+2018.

Vanderbilt University Law School

Nashville, TN, J.D., May 2003

Activities & Honors:

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Dean’s List
J. Michael Campbell Scholarship

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA, B.A., Government, May 2000

Activities & Honors:

Selected for Mayr Fellowship to provide research on constitutional issues for Professor Ralph Rossum
Distinguished Scholar
Dean’s List
Intercollegiate baseball for 4 years
Internships with U.S. Congressman James Rogan in Pasadena, California and for theU.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce in Washington, DC.

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