Law Practice
Following law school, Peters clerked for several judges in the District of Columbia including Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan. In 1978, he joined the Williams & Connolly law firm in Washington, D.C. as an associate attorney, becoming a partner in 1984. He remained with Williams & Connolly until 1995.
During this time, Peters also served as an adjunct lecturer teaching government contract law at Columbus School of Law and Catholic University of America, and taught advanced criminal procedure at Georgetown University Law Center. Peters served as a member of the Department of Defense Advisory Committee on Streamlining and Codifying Acquisition Law, and as chairman of the District of Columbia Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Responsibility Review Committee.
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