# Peter Nickles

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**Peter John Nickles** (born September 26, 1938) is an American attorney who served as [Attorney General of the District of Columbia](/source/Attorney_General_of_the_District_of_Columbia) from 2008 to 2011. He was previously General Counsel to Mayor [Adrian Fenty](/source/Adrian_Fenty) from the time he took office in January 2007 and a litigator at [Covington & Burling](/source/Covington_%26_Burling) from 1963 to 2006. He left office in 2011 to return to Covington.[1]

## References

1. ["Former D.C Attorney General Peter Nickles returns to law firm"](https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/quick_news/2011/01/dc-ag-returns-to-law-firm.html). *Washington Business Journal*. American City Business Journals. January 6, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

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