Background
Peterson, Donald G. was born on May 20, 1940 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
Peterson, Donald G. was born on May 20, 1940 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
Miami University (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1965). Recipient, 1987 Board of Governors Award of the Illinois State Bar.
Editor, Trial Briefs," Illinois State Bar Association, 1980-1985.
Editor, 1990— and Associate Editor, 1987-1990, Illinois Bar Journal.
Working as a partner of Peterson, Limited. DONALD G. Peterson, bom Oak Park, Illinois, May 20,1940. Admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois. 1982, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.
1983, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1984, United States. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (Bachelor of Arts, 1962).
Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Recipient, 1987 Board of Governors Award of the Illinois State Bar. Editor, Trial Briefs," Illinois State Bar Association, 1980-1985.
Editor, 1990— and Associate Editor, 1987-1990, Illinois Bar Journal. Speaker: Allerton Conference (Improving the Jury Trial Process," 1984 and The Trial Lawyer and the Code of Professional Responsibility," 1988).
Chicago Bar Association, 1983 ("Jury Selection: Preparing and Conducting Voir Dire").
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1984 ("Comparative Negligence and the Contribution Acting",). National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, 1985 (Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees under §1988 and Rule 68"). Illinois State Bar Association Law Education Series, 1989 (Taking the Experts Deposition,").
American Language Institute -American Bar Association Course of Study Municipal Liability, 1988 (Ethical Considerations in Municipal Liability Litigation).
Faculty, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education: ("Opinion Evidence in Illinois Courts,") 1984. Trial Bar Skills for Practicing Attorneys," 1984, 1986.
"Attorneys Fees and Ethics under the Civil Rights Acting," 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989. "Individual Immunities under §1983 Liability," 1990.
Elected to Board of Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association, 19881990.
Member, Scope & Correlation Committee, 1989-1990. Member, Chicago Site Selection Committee, 1989-1990. Board of Governors Liaison: Business Advice and Financing Planning Section Council, 1988-1989, Health Care Section Council, 1988-1989.
Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board, 1989-1990.
Administrative Law Section Council, 1989-1990 and Environmental Control Law Section Council, 1989-1990. Senior Lawyers Section Council, 1990, Illinois State Bar Association.
Member:. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Illinois.
1982, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
1984, United States. Supreme Court.
Chicago (Member: Federal Civil Procedure Committee, 1982-1985, since 1989. Civil Practice Committee, 1982-1985. Computers in Courtrooms Subcommittee, 1985- 1986.
Judiciary Committee, since 1983, Vice-Chair, 1985-1986, Chair, 1985, Secretary, 1981-1982, Vice Chair, 1982-1983, Chair, 1983-1984.
Member, 1985-1987 and Secretary, 1986-1987, Standing Committee on Association Publications. Member, Standing Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence, 1985-1988.
Member, Assembly Finance Committee, 1986-1988. Member of the Editorial Board of the Illinois Bar Journal, since 1987.
Member and General Chairman, 1987 of the Special Committee to Develop a Proposal for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education) Bar Associations.
Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago. Illinois Association Defense Trial Counsel (Associate Editor, 1DC News Letter, 1989-1990. Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1987— and Legislation Committee, since 1987).
Defense Research Institute (Member, Construction Law Committee, since 1987).
Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois. The Society of Trial Lawyers.
Illinois Bar Foundation. American Judicature Society.