Craig M. Peters
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in San Francisco, California
Practice Areas:
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death,
Personal injury
Education Qualification:
University of San Francisco School of Law
Practice Areas:
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death,
Personal injury
465 California Street 5th FloorSan Francisco, California, 94104
First Admitted: 1996, California
Professional Webpage: https://altairlaw.com/craig-m-peters
Bar/Professional Activity:
- President of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), President's Council, 2024
- Treasurer, National American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2024
- Attorney Member of the California Judicial Council, 2024
- Dean of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), 2024
- Fellow - American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL)
- Board of Governors - American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Member - Public Justice
- Member – Lawyer Referral and Information Service, Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)
- Member - San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA)
- National Board Representative, Associate and Senior Life Fellow - American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Vice President 3 - Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) past-Vice President 4 - Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
- Fellow - International Association of Trial Lawyers (IATL) Co-chair - Coalition Against Human Trafficking, IATL
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Loggervale v. County of Alameda, et al $8.25 million jury verdict affirmed after appellate court ruling. Case involved Civil Rights violation and is the largest civil rights award in the U.S. for a case not involving incarceration or severe physical harm. , 2024
- Mei Yu Lin v City and County of San Francisco. $5.5 Settlement, 2024
- Confidential seven-figure settlement in recreational roll over case against manufacturer. , 2024
- Cooper vs Technogym. $40 jury verdict for non-economic damages in product liability case, 2023
- Hull v. City of Fresno, 2016
- Does v. Mazda Motor Corp, 2016
- Staedler v. Galu Realty, 2015
- Jorge v. Culinary Institute of America, 2014
- Warren v. Arctic Cat, 2014
- Martinez v. Herndon Partners, 2013
- Tassone v. Wright, 2013
- Duncan v. G3 Enterprises, 2012
- Will v. Caterpillar, 2012
- Jazuk v. Fraser Edwards, 2011
- Webb v. Special Electric, 2011
- Strickland v. Union Carbide Corporation, 2011
- Clark v. Honeywell International, 2010
- Valdez v. TC Construction Co., 2009
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Member - Wisconsin Bar
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Exploring New Horizons, Board Member and Board President
- San Francisco Public School Parent Teacher Association
- Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic
- Homeless Advocacy Project
- Food From the Bar, San Francisco and Marin Food Banks, Volunteer
Honors/Awards:
- Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2024
- Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2017
- Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2016
- Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2015
- Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
- Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2013
- AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America
Educational Background:
- University of California at San Diego B.A., Major: Philosophy and Communications, 1992
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, CaliforniaJ.D., Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure; Editor-in-Chief, The Forum, USF, Law School Newspaper; Student member, USF Inns of Court, 1996
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Speaker, Fifty Shades of Employment: Turning The Hazy-Grey Employment Situation Into Clear Employer Liability, CAOIE/OCTLA Palm Springs Seminar, 2016
- Author, Fifty Shades of Employment, Course and Scope and Independent Contractor Issues, 2016
- Speaker, Developing Themes, SFTLA Trial Boot Camp Series, 2016
- Speaker, Effective Opening Statements: Civil and Criminal Litigation, Bar Association of San Francisco, 2015
- Speaker, Tips for Litigating Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases in State Court, CAOIE, 2015
- Speaker, Still Howelling After All This Time, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
- Speaker, Trial Talk With The Experts, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
- Author, Where Have All The Jury Trials Gone? Without being willing to lose at trial, you can never really win, 2015
- Speaker, Trial Skills Track: Closing Statement – Building Your Economic Damages, CAOC 54th Annual Convention, 2015
- Speaker, Full Compensation for Economic Damages in Light of Howell, San Joaquin County Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Attorneys Of California, 2015
- Speaker, Full Value for Household Services, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
- Speaker, Trial When it Hurts - The Value of Going to Trial, Even on Difficult Cases, CAOC Hawaii Travel Seminar, 2014
- Speaker, Openings & Closings by the Masters in Trial, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
- Author, Warning Cases: Caution About Causation, 2014
- Speaker, Novel Approaches to Presenting Damages, Post-Howell and - Corenbaum, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
- Author, Don’t Be Chicken, Keep Fighting: Howell and Corenbaum – What They Say (and Don’t Say) and How to Use Them to Your Advantage, 2014
- Speaker, Damages in a Post-Howell World, SFTLA MCLE Seminar, 2013
- Speaker, Case Review & Medical Care Funding Under Howell & Katiuzhinsky, COAC, 2013
- Speaker, Damages: Getting Full Value, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2013
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