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Pete Trotter has extensive work experience in the legal field. Pete began their career as an Associate Attorney at Meyer Capel P.C. in 2000, and later worked as a Staff Counsel at RLI Corp from 2003 to 2006. Pete then joined GROWMARK, Inc. as an Associate General Counsel & Privacy Officer, a role they held for nine years. In 2015, they became the Chief Legal Officer at Southshore Companies for one year before transitioning to a Regulatory Manager position at GROWMARK, Inc. in 2016. Currently, they are the Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Mason Companies, Inc., a position they have held since December 2017.

Pete Trotter holds a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Prior to that, they completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Illinois State University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In terms of certifications, Pete is licensed as an attorney in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, with each license obtained from the respective state's supreme court. Additionally, they hold an inactive Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and an inactive Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).