Peter E. Fleming Jr. (August 18, 1929 – January 14, 2009) was a criminal-defense lawyer known for his A-list roster of clients.
[1] Fleming was a defense attorney on a highly controversial case known as the "Vesco Trial" United States v. John Mitchell and Maurice Stans.
The belief was that both Mitchell and Stans had promised to aid Vesco in avoiding the Department of Justice if he donated $200,000 to the Committee to Re-Elect the President during Richard Nixon's second bid for office.
It was a miraculous turn out and earned Peter Fleming a stable career as a defense attorney.
The Vesco trial gave Fleming immense credibility and established his career having successfully defended a former Attorney General of the United States.