PETERSON LAW GROUP - Key Persons


John S. Peterson

Job Titles:
  • President Managing Shareholder
In 2020, Mr. Peterson successfully argued before the California Supreme Court in Weiss v. People ex rel Department of Transportation (2020) 9 Cal. 5th 840, resulting in a unanimous decision in favor of his clients establishing a pretrial law and motion procedure intended for eminent domain cases is not appropriately used to determine liability in inverse condemnation cases. With more than 38 years of practice experience, a solid record of success in trials and a reputation for being prepared to take cases to trial, Mr. Peterson has achieved hundreds of strong results, including many multi-million dollar results for his clients. "I endorse this lawyer. I worked at the same firm with Mr. Peterson for many years and have worked with him on numerous matters after I started my own practice. Mr. Peterson is one of the best trial lawyers that I have had the experience of working with. He is very dedicated to his clients and gets impressive results."