Background
Peterson, David M. was born on November 25, 1958 in Columbia, Missouri, United States.
Peterson, David M. was born on November 25, 1958 in Columbia, Missouri, United States.
University of Missouri at Columbia (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1981. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1984).
Yantzi v. Willard South. Norton, et al., 927 South.W.2d 427 (Missouri Appendix 1996); Maynard v. Sayles, et al., 817 F.2d 50 (8th Circuit 1987), vacated 831 F.2d 173.Worked at Peterson & Associates, Professional Corporation (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice all Courts. Products Liability, Personal Injury, Negligence, Construction, Insurance Coverage, Employment, Professional Malpractice and Commercial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Missouri.
Order of the Coif.
Tau Beta Pi. Pi Tau Sigma. Member, National Moot Court Team. Recipient, Ike Skelton Advocacy Award for Best Trial Attorney.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Evidence, Contracts, Criminal Law I, Criminal Law II, and Constitutional Law.
Member, Missouri Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: "Stacking of Uninsured Motorist Coverage," 49 Missouri Law Review 571, 1984.
Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, 1984-1993. Member: The Missouri Bar.
American Trial Lawyers Association.
The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Peterson & Associates, Professional Corporation was founded in 1995, and restricts its practice to litigation. David M. Peterson has a degree in mechanical engineering, which has proven invaluable in handling complex products liability cases as well as construction and architectural/engineering matters.
The firm"s attorneys have handled hundreds of products liability and personal injury cases, and obtained their first multi-million dollar plaintiff"s judgement in 1997.
Member, National Moot Court Team. Recipient, Ike Skelton Advocacy Award for Best Trial Attorney. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Evidence, Contracts, Criminal Law I, Criminal Law II, and Constitutional Law.
Member, Missouri Law Review, 1983-1984.