Early Life, Education, and Legal Career
Peters was born in Springfield, Ohio in 1958. He was raised in Michigan. His father was a Lutheran minister and his mother was a church secretary. His father worked to improve race relations in Detroit during the 1960s and was involved in housing desegregation efforts during that time. Young Scott took out student loans and participated in his school's work-study program, through which he was assigned to answering phones and cleaning pigeon cages to earn money to help pay for his degree. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University.
He served as an economist on the staff of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), then earned a law degree from the New York University School of Law. Prior to his election to the City Council, Peters worked as an attorney in private practice and practiced environmental law. He gained notability in a lawsuit against a local shipbuilder.
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