Thomas H. Peters
Select Speaking Engagements
Mr. Peters has lectured for over 10 years as an invited speaker at events hosted by such organizations as The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, The Consumer Attorneys of California, and even the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association.
Selected Settlements
$12 million recovered in a products liability action for the wrongful death of middle-aged spouses due to defective recreational vehicle design.
$10 million recovered in a products liability action for the wrongful death of a spouse due to defective tire design.
$13 million recovered against a commuter rail service for victims who were injured and lost loved ones in a railroad disaster caused by a deranged felon who left a Jeep on the tracks and was later convicted of eleven counts of first degree murder and one count of arson.
$6.8 million for a construction worker who suffered a spinal cord injury due to the negligence of a general contractor.
$4.5 million recovered for a switchman who lost his leg below the knee due to the negligence of the railroad.
$4.1 million for the wrongful death of a spouse due to the negligence of a ship owner.
$4 million recovered in a products liability action for an individual who suffered brain damage due to defective automotive vehicle design.
$3.5 million for wrongful death of a middle-aged man killed in a traffic accident.
$3 million recovered for a victim of an unwitnessed slip and fall accident in a supermarket where the plaintiff suffered a brain injury.
$2.2 million for a 70 year old customer struck by car at an automobile auction in Colorado.
$2 million for the wrongful death of a motorcyclist who was under the influence of marijuana and methamphetamine at the time he struck a truck leading to his demise.
$2 million recovered in a products liability action for an individual who suffered a spinal cord injury due to defective automotive design.
Areas of Practice
- Class Actions
- Catastrophic Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
- Railroad Disaster Litigation
- Mass Torts
- Aviation Litigation
- Business Torts
Bar Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education
- Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina
- J.D. - 1992
- Trinity University
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1988
- Licensed Pilot, Federal Aviation Administration
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Speaker, The Consumer Attorneys of California
- Speaker, The Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association
Honors and Awards
- Southern CA Super Lawyer listed in Super Lawyer Magazine
- Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Services to the Poor, 1997
- Bet Tzedik Award for Pro Bono Services, Recipient in Multiple Years
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Presidential Commendation for Service, Recipient in Multiple Years
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Member, Board of Governors, 1996 - Present
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Chair, Governmental Relations Committee, 2002 - 2009
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2008 - Present
- American Association for Justice
- Consumer Attorneys of California











