Pete Marketos

“Pete Marketos ‘is one of the finest trial lawyers to appear in my court.’”

– Federal District Judge Samuel Hardy Mays,
Western District of Tennessee

“Pete Marketos and Leslie Chaggaris’s ability to anticipate the next move of the opponent and to communicate with and win over the jury was nothing... Read More

– Martin Toha,
President, Profinity, LLC

Reese Marketos law firm is in a league of its own. The professionalism, efficiency and mastery of law; combined with their relentless pursuit of justice... Read More

– Jorge Woldenberg, Corpac Steel Products Corp.

“Pete Marketos ‘is one of the finest trial lawyers to appear in my court.’”

– Federal District Judge Samuel Hardy Mays,
Western District of Tennessee

“Pete Marketos and Leslie Chaggaris’s ability to anticipate the next move of the opponent and to communicate with and win over the jury was nothing short of remarkable.”

– Martin Toha,
President, Profinity, LLC

Reese Marketos law firm is in a league of its own. The professionalism, efficiency and mastery of law; combined with their relentless pursuit of justice and fairness confirmed they were the right choice for our company. Brett Rosenthal and Pete Marketos were exceptional in every way. I would recommend this firm to anyone seeking justice.

– Jorge Woldenberg, Corpac Steel Products Corp.

Overview


Pete Marketos is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Over more than 25 years, he has won dozens of high-stakes lawsuits in state and federal courts across the country, securing some of the largest judgments in the nation.

Pete has been recognized for his courtroom advocacy skills. After a six-week federal jury trial in which his client prevailed in a $20 million cyber fraud claim, the federal judge wrote that Pete is “one of the finest trial lawyers to appear in my court.”

In 2025, Pete and his partner Josh Russ received the Winning Plaintiff Litigators of the Year award from the National Law Journal and the MVP Award for Trials from Law360.

Pete has won many trials involving damages claims ranging from the tens of millions to multiple billions, including False Claims Act whistleblower cases and bet-the-company commercial litigation disputes.

In the past five years alone, Pete has won trials before juries and judges in California, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Over the same period, Pete has prevailed in Delaware Chancery Court, the Texas Business Courts, and the Supreme Court of Texas.

Recent Results


False Claims Act

  • $1.64 billion final judgment after six-week federal jury trial against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary for Medicare fraud (2024)
  • $100 million settlement against PharMerica for Medicare fraud, secured on the eve of trial (2024) (trial counsel)
  • $38.5 million settlement against Academy Mortgage for fraud on HUD (2022)

Contract and Earnout Disputes

  • $52 million judgment against Energy Transfer in Pennsylvania state court after multi-week trial involving pipeline explosion and earnout dispute (2025)
  • Take-nothing defense verdict in New York Supreme Court Commercial Division against former fintech executive seeking $70+ million in equity compensation and cash (2025)

Government Enforcement Defense

  • Complete dismissal of the FTC’s $4 billion false advertising case against AT&T/DIRECTV after two-week federal trial (2018)

Honors, Awards, and Recognition


  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Winning Plaintiff Litigators of the Year, National Law Journal (2025)
  • MVP Award – Trials, Law360 (2025)
  • Practice Group of the Year (Reese Marketos LLP) – Trials, Law360 (2025)
  • Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Lawdragon 500 (2025)
  • Lawyers of the Year Award, The Anti-Fraud Coalition (2024, with co-counsel Berger Montague)
  • Business Litigation of the Year Award, Association of Corporate Counsel (2018, with AT&T/DIRECTV)
  • Litigation Firm of the Year (Boutique), Texas Lawyer (2013)
  • Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, University of Texas School of Law

Education


  • University of Texas School of Law
    • Juris Doctor, with honors, 1999
  • Rice University
    • Bachelor of Arts, 1996

Admissions


  • United States Supreme Court
  • Texas Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas