Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in San Francisco.
Craig M. Peters
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Craig M. Peters has been a trial attorney for over two decades. He litigates complex cases involving wrongful death as well as those with catastrophic injuries. Mr. Peters handles a wide range of types of negligence cases, including products liability. Often asked to co-counsel on cases at the time of trial that cover a broad range of disciplines, Mr. Peters has been recognized for his trial skills through invitations to membership in the American Board Of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA), the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), and the International Society of Barriesters (ISOB).
He is a four-time finalist for the SFTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year, a finalist for Marin County Trial Lawyer of the Year and a finalist for the CAOC’s Consumer Attorney of the Year. Mr. Peters is listed as a Super Lawyer and has taught courses in Evidence, Trial Practice, Criminal Law and Constitutional Law. Prior to his current practice, Mr. Peters was a trial attorney representing victims of asbestos exposure throughout the State of California. He was also a criminal defense attorney for 13 years and went to trial on a full range of cases from misdemeanors to felonies. For the last three years of his criminal defense work, Mr. Peters was the Director of Training for the Office of the Public Defender in San Francisco.
Currently, Mr. Peters sits on the Board of Directors for the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the American Association for Justice (AAJ), he is Co-Chair of the Coalition Against Human Trafficking for the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and is a Vice President of the Consumer Attorneys of California.
Overview
- English
- University of San Francisco, J.D., graduated 1996
- California, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Wisconsin, Inactive
- International Society of Barristers - Member
- American Association for Justice - Active Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates - National Board Representative, Associate, Senior Life Fellow
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Bar Association of San Francisco - Member – Lawyer Referral and Information Service
- Consumer Attorneys of California - Vice President 4
- International Association of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Public Justice - Member
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association - Education Committee Co-Chair
- English
- California, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Wisconsin, Inactive
- International Society of Barristers - Member
- American Association for Justice - Active Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates - National Board Representative, Associate, Senior Life Fellow
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Bar Association of San Francisco - Member – Lawyer Referral and Information Service
- Consumer Attorneys of California - Vice President 4
- International Association of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Public Justice - Member
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association - Education Committee Co-Chair
- University of San Francisco, J.D., graduated 1996
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, San Francisco (2026)
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, San Francisco (2024)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, San Francisco (2023)
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, San Francisco (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Construction Law
- Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Awards:
- Rated AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability – Martindale-Hubbell
- American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure.
- Editor-in-Chief, The Forum, USF, Law School Newspaper.
- Student member, USF Inns of Court.
- Top 100: 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year 2018
- TopVerdict.com's Top 50 Settlements in California in 2016
- Selected by peers to The Best Lawyers in America – US News & World Report, 2015-present
- Selected to Northern California Super Lawyers List, 2014, 2017 – Top 5% of attorneys, as voted by peers
- Finalist San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association - Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2017
- Finalist San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association – Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2016
- Finalist Consumer Attorneys of California - Consumer Attorney of the Year, 2015
- Finalist San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association – Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2014
- Finalist San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association – Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2013
News & Media
Additional Information
- Pro Bono Activities
Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic, Volunteer
Exploring New Horizons, Board Member and Board President
Food From the Bar, San Francisco and Marin Food Banks, Active Volunteer
Homeless Advocacy Project, Volunteer
San Francisco Public School Parent Teacher Association, Active Member
- Publications
My husband was injured at work when he was climbing a fixed ladder that accessed the roof of the building he was working on. Workers compensation doesn't cover all of the issues we are dealing with because of his injury. Help?, March 2017
SB 482: Reining in Overprescription, Daily Journal, January 2017
Fifty Shades of Employment, Course and Scope and Independent Contractor Issues, February 2016
Where Have All The Jury Trials Gone? Without being willing to lose at trial, you can never really win, February 25, 2015
Warning Cases: Caution About Causation, June 27, 2014
Don’t Be Chicken, Keep Fighting: Howell and Corenbaum – What They Say (and Don’t Say) and How to Use Them to Your Advantage, February 01, 2014
- Speaking Engagements
San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association Masters Seminar, September 2017
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Annual Convention, "Establishing Course & Scope of Employment," September 2017
Consumer Attorneys of California, "Bad Faith in Personal Injury Cases," June 20, 2017
Consumer Attorneys of California Palm Springs Seminar, "Personal Injury and Bad Faith," March 2017
CAOIE/OCTLA Palm Springs Seminar, “Fifty Shades of Employment: Turning The Hazy-Grey Employment Situation Into Clear Employer Liability”, May 21, 2016S
FTLA Trial Boot Camp Series, "Developing Themes," March 22, 2016
WTLA Ski Seminar, “Damage Analogies That Work,” February 2016
CAOC 54th Annual Convention, “Trial Skills Track: Closing Statement – Building Your Economic Damages,” Speaker, November 2015
San Joaquin County Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Attorneys of California, “Full Compensation for Economic Damages in Light of Howell,” Speaker, June 2015
BASF, “Effective Opening Statements: Civil and Criminal Litigation,” Speaker, May 2015
San Joaquin County Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Attorneys of California, “Full Compensation for Economic Damages in Light of Howell,” Speaker, June 2015
CAOIE Palm Springs Seminar, “Tips for Litigating Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases in State Court,” Speaker, May 2015
SFTLA, “Still Howelling After All This Time” Speaker, March 2015
SFTLA, “Trial Talk With The Experts,” Speaker, March 2015
CAOC Hawaii Travel Seminar, “Trial When It Hurts – The Value Of Going To Trial, Even On Difficult Cases” Speaker, December 2014
SFTLA Seminar, “Openings & Closings by the Masters in Trial” Speaker, May 2014S
FTLA Seminar, “Novel Approaches to Presenting Damages, Post-Howell and – Corenbaum” Speaker, February 2014
SFTLA, New Lawyers Division Ski and CLE, “Full Value for Household Services” Speaker, February 2014
CAOC College of Trial Arts, Hawaii Travel Seminar, “Damages: Getting Full Value,” Speaker, December 2013
Creative Legal Funding Seminar, “Case Review & Medical Care Funding under Howell & Katiuzhinsky, Speaker” Speaker, July 2013
SFTLA MCLE Seminar, “Damages in a Post-Howell World” Speaker, February 2013
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