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<img width="350" height="300" src="/site/files/oldnewsfiles/ACharlesPerutoSrLarge.jpg" alt="ACharlesPerutoSrLarge"><p><span class="Caption">A. Charles Peruto Jr. speaks after receiving his Widener Law Legacy Award in 2010 at the 35th Anniversary Celebration.</span></p>
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A. Charles Peruto, Sr., who received a Widener Law Legacy Award in 2010, passed away in Media, PA on Tuesday, December 17th.<br><br>Peruto, a prominent Philadelphia-area defense attorney, <a href="/NewsandEvents/Articles/2010/dehb041910thirtyfifthann.aspx">received the legacy award</a> for the role he played in helping the law school to receive ABA Accreditation in the mid-1970’s. In addition, Peruto taught as an adjunct faculty member on the Delaware campus from 1980 to 1994. Six members of his family over two generations have graduated from Widener Law.<br><br>The <span style="font-style: italic;">Philadelphia Inquirer</span> published a retrospective on Peruto’s distinguished career; <a title="A. Charles Peruto Sr., high-profile defense lawyer, dies" href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20131218_x.html">A. Charles Peruto Sr., high-profile defense lawyer, dies</a>.<br><br>The entire Widener Law community extends condolences to the Peruto family.<br><br><a href="/About/standarddisclaimer.aspx">Standard Disclaimer for External Links
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