Background
Peters, J. Douglas was born in 1948 in Dover, New Hampshire, United States.
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J. Douglas Peters
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University of New Hampshire (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1971). University of Toledo (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Worked at Charfoos & Christensen, Professional Corporation (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in General Civil Litigation, Negligence, Products Liability, Professional Liability and Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Michigan. 1977, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. United States. Court of Claims. Author: "Working With Medical Experts in Personal Injury Cases," Practical Lawyer, 22:77, 1976.
"Techniques for Obtaining, Preparing and Presenting Medical Proofs," American Trial Lawyers Association=Circuit Seminar Reference Materials 231, 1978.
"Legal MalpracticeAn Analysis of Michigan Appellate Cases," 57 Michigan State Bar Journal 367, 1978. Videotaping of Surgery Foreign Use As Demonstrative Evidence in Medical Malpractice Litigation," 16 Duquesne Law Review, 359, 1978.
"How to Handle a Social Security Disability Claim, "Practical Lawyer, 24:47, 1978. Social Security Disability Claims Manual, The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, 1978.
"Psychosurgery: A Case for Regulation," Detroit College of Law Review, 3:383, 1978.
"Litigation Errors as a Basis for Legal Malpractice," 59:22 Michigan State Bar Journal, 1980. "Bendectin," 16:5 Trial, 56, 1980. "Wrongful Life: Recognizing the Defective Child"s Right to a Cause of Action," 18:4 Duquesne Law Review, 1980.
"The Trial Lawyers"s Guide to Multidistrict Litigation," 17:11 Trial 76, 1981.
"The Elements of a Legal Malpractice Case Based on Litigation Errors," Practical Lawyer 28:53, 1982. "A Guide to the Use of Demonstrative Evidence," 61 Michigan State Bar Journal 818, 1982.
The Law of Medical Practice in Michigan, Health Administration Press, 1981. Anesthesiology and the Law, Health Administration Press, 1983.
"Genetic Counseling and Screening," 20:1 Trial 82, 1984.
"Amniocentesis in Medicine and Law," 20:2 Trial 54, 1984. Obstetrics/Gynecology and The Law, Health Administration Press, 1984. The Law of Medical Practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, 1984.
"Cerebral Palsy," 20:12 Trial 34, 1984.
"Malpractice in Hospitals: Ten theories of Direct Liability," 12:6 Law, Medical and Health Care 254, 1984. "An Empirical Analysis of the Medical and Legal Professions" Experiences and Perceptions of Medical and Legal Malpractice," 19:3 University of Michigan
J. of Law Reform 601, 1986. The Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, 1986.
"Reye"s Syndrome," 23:11 Trial 36, 1987.
"Hospital Malpractice: Eleven Theories of Direct Liability," 24:11 Trial 86, 1988. "Litigating the Brain Damaged Baby Case," 25:5 Trial 32, 1989. The Law of Medical Practice in Ohio, The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, 1989.
"Critique of the American Medical Association"s Model Medical Liability and Practices Reform Acting, 1.1 Courts, Health Science & The Law 51," 1990.
"Breast Implants: Science and Litigation" 27:11 Trial 26, 1990. Member, Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Detroit and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Medical-Legal Committee, 1976.
Company-Chairperson, 1978.
Chairperson, 1979). National Health Lawyers Association. American Society of Hospital Attorneys.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. The American Society of Law and Medicine (Member, Executive Council, 1980). Charfoos & Christensen, Professional Corporation has been practicing in downtown Detroit since 1929.
A staff of fourteen attorneys, a librarian and thirty highly skilled paraprofessionals provide necessary technical support.
The firm has handled mass litigation cases including Data Encryption Standard, Dalkon Shield Toxic Shock Syndrome and Breast Implant Litigation and has served as liaison counsel for the Northwest Airlines Flight 255 multidistrict litigation.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member: Detroit and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Medical-Legal Committee, 1976.
Company-Chairperson, 1978.
Chairperson, 1979); National Health Lawyers Association. American Society of Hospital Attorneys.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.
The American Society of Law and Medicine (Member, Executive Council, 1980).
