Gregory S. Peterson
Practice Focus
Provide legal representation in a wide variety of civil and criminal matters with heavy emphasis on litigation in both state and federal court. Litigation areas include real estate development, construction law, commercial transactions, general business matters, special prosecutions and criminal defense.
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Bar Admissions
Ohio
US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Career Highlights
FRANKLIN COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, General Division, Columbus, Ohio
Trial Judge: September 2005 - December 2006
Presided over Common Pleas Court of general jurisdiction hearing civil and criminal cases. Criminal jurisdiction included all crimes defined by statute as felonies, as well as certain other criminal offenses. Civil jurisdiction includes disputes greater than $15,000 with no maximum dollar limitation. Handled thousands of cases with roughly a 25% criminal 75% civil distribution.
FRANKLIN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, Columbus, Ohio
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney: August 1993 - September 2005
Gang Unit Director. Managed the prosecution of hundreds of homicide, cold case homicide, large-scale drug trafficking, organized crime and gang activity cases. Advised law enforcement at the local, state and federal levels. Supervised four assistant prosecuting attorneys, investigators and support staff. Relied upon to prosecute the most notorious criminals in Franklin County, prosecuted over 45 death penalty cases and litigated over 75 jury trials.
CITY OF DUBLIN, Dublin, Ohio
Council Member: January 1998 - December 2001
Worked to expand and retain economic development and infrastructure improvements. Formulated and implemented $62 million budget. Worked with constituents. Reviewed and approved legislation. Chaired the Administrative Committee, which supervised city personnel matters. Represented city on the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.
Speaking Engagements
Ohio Attorney General's Conference on Law Enforcement, 2000 - 2005
Columbus Bar Association Litigation Sub-Committee, 2004
Columbus Bar Association Judicial Sub-committee, 2006
Columbus State Community College, Guest Lecturer, Complex Criminal Prosecution
Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities
American Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
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Education
Juris Doctorate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Cleveland, Ohio 1993
Recipient of the Hergenroeder Award in Trial Tactics
Admitted to the Ohio State Bar, 1993
Bachelor of Arts: Criminology Major
Accounting minor
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 1990
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