Peter began his college career as a banking and finance major at New York Institute of Technology then transferred to Columbia University College of Pharmacy after the War in Vietnam broke out. He left Columbia after nearly four years and graduated as a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University Of Southern California (USC). After obtaining his broker state license and private pilot license after graduating from the (USC), Peter developed a passion for law and went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from California Southern Law School in 1985.