Curriculum Vitae
Areas Of Experience
- General Practice of Law: 1973 to present.
- Assistant Public Defender: Baltimore City from August 1973 to April 1974.
- District Counsel: Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C. from February 1972 to August 1973.
- Lecturer: Federal City College in Washington, D.C. from May 1972 to August 1973
- Trial Attorney: Office of Litigation of General Counsel Staff Small Business Administration from March 1971 to February 1972.
Personal Data
- Birth date: September 29, 1945
- Birthplace: Rutherfordton, North Carolina
- Married: Barbara Moore
- Children: Alvin Dwight Pettit, Jr. & Nahisha Pettit
- Church Affiliation: Bethel AME Church
Awards
- 2005 Alumni Award from Howard University Alumni Chapter, Baltimore
- Young Lawyer of the Year Award; Monumental Bar Association (1974)
- Outstanding Achievement Award; Howard University Alumni (1978)
- Distinguished Service Citation; Baltimore Frontiers Club (1977, 1978)
- Law and Service Outstanding Achievement Award; Baltimore Howard University Alumni (1980)
- Outstanding Abilities in Leadership, Community Service, Economic Achievements and Humanitarian Award; Minority Business Directory (1985)
- Lawyer of the Year; Lift Every Voice and Sing Foundation, (2000 and 2001)