JAMES W. PETERS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
107 WEST COURT STREET
WOODSFIELD, OHIO
(740) 472-1681
Fax 472-1718
e-mail - judgejp1@1st.net
http://www.jjplaw.com

EDUCATION

Zanesville High School - 1972
The Ohio State University - Bachelor of Arts - 1976
Capital University Law School - Juris Doctor - 1981
National College of Trial Advocacy - St. Louis, Missouri - 1983

ADMISSIONS

Ohio Supreme Court - all courts in Ohio - 1981
West Virginia Supreme Court - all courts in West Virginia - 1983
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit - Richmond, Virginia - 1990
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit - Cincinnati, Ohio - 1991
United States District Court - Northern District of Ohio - 1993
United States District Court - Southern District of Ohio - 1982
United States District Court - Northern District of West Virginia - 1986
United States District Court - Southern District of West Virginia - 1983

EMPLOYMENT

Judge - Monroe County Court - Woodsfield, Ohio - 1989 to present
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney - Wetzel County West Virginia - 1983 to 1989
Special Counsel to Ohio Attorney General - 1983 to 1989
Peters Law Office - Private Practice of Law - Woodsfield Ohio - 1981 to present

AFFILIATIONS

Member:

Ohio State Bar Association
West Virginia State Bar Association
Monroe County Bar Association ( President - 1989 to 1994)
Wetzel - Tyler County Bar Association
Association Of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio
General Practice Committee - Ohio State Bar Association

Former Member:

Ohio Association of Trial Lawyers
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
National District Attorneys Association

APPROVED COUNSEL FOR:

Woodsfield Savings Bank
Wesbanco                                                                                                                                                            
Monroe Water Systems
Farmer's Home Administration
Lawyer's Title Insurance Company
National Land Title Insurance Company
Switzer Water Association
Omal Credit Union
Ohio Valley Community Credit Union

LARGEST VERDICT: $3,500,000.00

Weddle vs. Reed, Ohio County Circuit Court, Wheeling, West Virginia, July 1, 1998

PERSONAL

Born: Zanesville, Ohio - September 7, 1954
Married: Kay Frazier Peters - July 8, 1978
Children: James L. Peters - July 21, 1980; Kylie Kay Peters - December 3, 1981

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