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NAME: Patrick W. Peters.
Practice Limited to Criminal Law
A/V (Highest) Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
BORN: Kansas City, Missouri.
HIGH SCHOOL:
O'Hara High School, Kansas City, Missouri
COLLEGE:
University of Missouri-Columbia,
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Bachelor of
Science in Economics.
LAW SCHOOL:
Juris Doctorate, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Member, Law Review, published 1985, 1990.
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LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Jackson County, Missouri Prosecuting Attorney 1984-1993 (100+ felony
trials).
Deputy Attorney General, Kansas, 1995-1996 (Capital Litigation).
Criminal Defense Practice 1996-Present.
CATEGORIES OF TRIAL AND APPELLATE EXPERIENCE
Capital murder cases, state and federal.
Federal habeas death penalty appeals.
State and federal felony cases (murder, robbery, arson, drugs, assault, sex offenses,
child abuse).
White collar crime defense
Alcohol/drug related offenses (DUI/DWI, vehicular homicide).
State and federal multi-defendant conspiracy cases.
ADMITTED:
Missouri Bar
Kansas Bar
US District Courts in Missouri and Kansas.
US Court of Appeals for 8th Circuit
US Court of Appeals for 10th Circuit
OTHER SCHOOLS:
National District Attorney Association
Association of Government Attorney's in Capital Litigation
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys DUI seminars
Frequent lecturer and speaker on capital punishment.
BACKGROUND
Patrick Peters was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Kansas City,
Independence and Lake Tapawingo. His mom and dad (Margo & Bill) passed in 1996.
His father was Judge William J. Peters, a Circuit Judge in Division 16 in Independence,
Missouri.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Patrick owned a sound and lighting company and worked
as a disc-jockey in several Kansas City nightspots, including Fanny's, Dirty Sally's and
Eyes.
During law school, Patrick wrote a law review casenote on juror death qualification in
capital cases, and co-wrote an amicus brief on the issue with UMKC Law School Dean
Robert Popper for the United States Supreme Court. Ten months out of law school,
Patrick successfully prosecuted his first death penalty case, State of Missouri v. William
Jones. In his nine years with the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, he tried over 100
felony cases, including seven death penalty cases.
In 1992, Patrick ran as the Republican candidate (unsuccessfully) for Jackson County
Prosecuting Attorney. After leaving the prosecutor's office in 1993, Patrick began
computer programming and has developed a number of relational database programs
for case management, drug court, bad checks and litigation support.
In 1995, he was hired to set up capital litigation in the Kansas Attorney General's
Office, as Kansas had recently reenacted capital punishment. In 1996, Pat returned to
criminal law, practicing in both Missouri and Kansas.
INTERESTS
Travel, especially Rome and Maui, Hawaii; computers & the internet; reading; walking in the woods with Zeus (German Sheppard); snorkel/SCUBA; skiing; the Plaza; music (especially dance music).
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