His trial experience has ranged from defending individual clinicians in medical or dental malpractice involving catastrophic injury or wrongful death to representing major medical centers, hospitals and public entities in lengthy, multi-party trials.  He also advocates for individuals and employers involving highly contested employment issues, including sexual harassment, hostile work environment, failure to accommodate for employee disability, and wrongful termination or discrimination.

Mr. Peterson also represents health care professionals in disciplinary proceedings before licensing boards and has extensive background in providing counsel for other attorneys charged with legal malpractice.  Additionally, he is regularly selected as mediator or arbitrator for both non-binding and binding arbitrations of medical and dental cases.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial lawyers, a Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a member of the California Medico-Legal Committee; each organization basing membership on attorney integrity, knowledge and skilled advocacy.

Mr. Peterson frequently participates in seminars and lectures at medical schools and physician conventions on subject such as how litigants can overcome courtroom fears, how to communicate with jurors effectively, how to frame legal issues clearly and persuasively, and how to be more efficient in pre-trial preparation.

He is an admitted member of the California State Bar Association and Los Angeles County Bar Association.  He may practice before all courts within the state and the United States District Court, Central District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Mr. Peterson has both his Bachelor’s and Law degrees from Loyola Marymount University.  He graduated in 1972.  Following is graduation, he became an officer in the United States Marine Corps in 1973 and was attached to the Judge Advocate General (JAG) office, Second Marine Division.  He began practicing civilian law in a 90-attorney firm in Los Angeles after his honorable discharge as a Marine Corps Captain in 1977.