Charles D "Charlie" Peet Jr.

Obituary of Charles D Peet, Jr.

September 1, 2025

Charles D Peet, Jr. died in his sleep in his Manhattan home on September 1, 2025, two days
shy of his 90th birthday. Charlie was born in Brooklyn, NY and spent his childhood in Bronxville
where he attended Riverdale Country School. He then went to Yale (Class of 1957) and Harvard
Law School (Class of 1960). He worked at Milbank, Tweed, making partner in 1969, and moved
his family to London for four years to start their UK office in 1979. He finished his career at
Freshfields, reluctantly retiring in 2017. Charlie was a great athlete: he played quarterback on
the Riverdale and Yale football teams; ran multiple marathons; and was an avid cyclist and
diehard skier. On June 11, 2005 he married the former Julie Meck Hamlin, after having [met her]
[been outskied by her] on an Amateur Ski Club of New York trip to Taos, New Mexico. They
spent most winter weekends skiing at Snowbird/Alta, until Charlie was well into his 80's. Charlie
was known for quoting Hamlet, but held some of Jim Croce's lyrics in equally high esteem. As
one of his work colleagues wrote, "His subtle smile during intellectual jousting served as a
constant reminder that having fun was as important as remaining professional."
He is survived by his wife Julie, his daughters Alisa and Amanda, his grandchildren Sam, Lucy,
Frankie, Molly and Henry, as well as his stepsons Alex and Ben Hamlin, and step-grandchildren
Henry and Charlotte.