Scott H. Peters

Scott Peters, a principal of Peters Law Firm, is certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, which is accredited by the United States Supreme Court and the American Bar Association for certification of trial lawyers. He has lectured and written extensively around the United States and Canada on personal injury litigation. Scott is the former President of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, current Iowa President of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and former Governor of The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (accredited by the American Bar Association for certification of professional liability attorneys), the Iowa Academy of Trial Attorneys, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and the Civil Justice Foundation. In the local community, Scott has served on the board of directors of Opera/Omaha, The Omaha Club, Faith Alive, Trees Forever, Council Bluffs YMCA, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and Drake Law School. Scott is a great-grandson of the firm's founder, John Jacob Hess.