Craig M. Peters

Craig M. Peters


Altair Law

Recognized since 2015

San Francisco, California

Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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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.

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Location
  • 465 California Street, Fifth Floor
    San Francisco, CA 94104
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University of San Francisco, J.D., graduated 1996
Bar Admissions
  • California, Bar Association of San Francisco
  • Wisconsin, Inactive
Affiliations
  • 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

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • 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® 2024 for work in:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - 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.
  • Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year 2018
  • TopVerdict.com's Top 50 Settlements in California in 2016
  • Top 100: 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers
  • 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
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Construction Law
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

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