1930
Born to Grady Lewis Pettigrew and Otella Lee Pettigrew in Charleston, WV.
1953
Earns a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida.
1953
Serves as First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force in Korea through 1955.
1954
Marries Ann Moorhead.
1957
Earns a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida.
1957
Is admitted to The Florida Bar Association.
1957
Works as an associate and later partner of Walton, Lantaff, in Miami, FL, through 1967.
1963
Serves as a state representative within the Florida House Representatives in Tallahassee, FL, through 1972.
1967
Serves as a partner at Pettigrew, Hartnett & Gilman in Miami, FL.
1968
Becomes a partner at Pettigrew & Bailey in Miami, FL.
1972
Is a senator within the Florida Senate in Tallahassee, FL, through 1974.
1975
Works as a partner at Pettigrew, Arky, Freed, Stearns, Watson & Greer in Miami, FL.
1977
Serves as assistant to Jimmy Carter, President of the United States, in the White House in Washington, D.C., through 1979.
1979
Is senior counsel at Arky, Freed, Stearns, Watson & Greer in Miami, FL.
1981
Serves as partner at Morgan, Lewis, Bockius, in Miami, FL.
1997
Receives the William Sadowski Award from 1000 Friends of Florida.
1998
Privately practices law in Miami, FL, until his retirement in 2015.
1999
Receives the Silver Medallion Award from the Greater Miami Region of National Conference for Community Justice.
1999
Serves as the chairman of the board of Audubon Florida through 2004.
2005
Earns the Florida Special Places Award as a Champion of the Everglades from Audubon Florida.