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Admitted: 1988, Kansas Law School: University of Kansas, J.D. Member: Wichita (Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2000), Kansas (Member, Board of Law Examiners) and American Bar Associations. Biography: Judicial Clerk, Kansas Court of Appeals, 1988-1990. Co-Author: Chapter on 42 U.S.C. 1983 in Kansas Employment Law, 2d. Published by the Kansas Bar Association (2001). Born: Elkhart, Indiana, August 7, 1963
Personal Background: Born in Elkhart, Indiana 1963. Don has been married to his wife, Linda, since 1986. They have four children. His hobbies include astronomy and billiards.
Professional Background: After graduating from law school, Don worked for two years as a law clerk for the Kansas Court of Appeals. In 1990, Don began private practice with the Kahrs Nelson firm in Wichita, which at one time was the third largest firm in Kansas, and was a partner in that firm from 1994 through 1999. The firm of Withers, Gough, Pike, Pfaff & Peterson LLC was formed by five attorneys who were formerly partners at the Kahrs Nelson firm.
Professional Experience includes the following:
- Trucking Industry Defense: defends trucking companies and drivers in personal injury lawsuits.
- Product Liability: defends manufacturers in a variety of product liability situations. See, Product Liability area of practice for additional information. Also defends big rig tractor manufacturers in product liability suits.
- Employment Law: preparation of employee handbooks, regulatory compliance reviews, litigation of employment law claims, including discrimination, retaliatory discharge, wrongful discharge and wage and hour claims. See, Employment Law area of practice for more information. In 2008, Donald N. Peterson II was named as a Super Lawyer in Employment Law by Super Lawyers®.
- Insurance: analysis of insurance coverage and insurance defense litigation. See, Insurance Law area of practice for more information.
- Personal Injury Litigation: has litigated serious personal injury cases. See, Personal Injury Litigation area of practice for more information.
- Professional Liability: defends attorneys sued for legal malpractice. See, Professional Liability area of practice for additional information.
Legal Seminars: has spoken at dozens of seminars sponsored by the Kansas Bar Association, Wichita Bar Association and other groups regarding litigation, employment law and other subjects. Publications: co-authored with Alan Pfaff the chapter on Section 1983 in the Kansas Employment Law Handbook published by the Kansas Bar Association in 2000.
In 2009 Don was appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court to the Board of Law Examiners. This involves writing essay questions for inclusion in the Bar Examination and grading the answers of those who take the Bar Examination.
Donald N. Peterson, II carries a "BV" rating which is an indication of an exemplary reputation and well-established practice under the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating system.
In 2008, Donald N. Peterson II was named as a Super Lawyer in Employment Law by Super Lawyers®. This designation was given to attorneys representing the top 5% of the practicing attorneys in Missouri & Kansas. The selection was made by peers as a result of an extensive nomination and polling process conducted by Law & Politics and published in the November 2008 issue of the Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers® magazine. For additional information, please see superlawyers.com.
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