Justin T. Peterson

Biographical Information

Justin T. Peterson is the founder of The Peterson Law Firm. He graduated summa cum laude from the Michigan State University College of Law in 2006, where he earned the top rank in his class of 333 students. He was also an eight-time Jurisprudence Award winner.

During 2005 and 2006, Mr. Peterson served as the Managing Editor of the Michigan State Law Review. His student article, School Authority v. Students' First Amendment Rights: Is Subjectivity Strangling the Free Mind at Its Source?, 2005 MICH. ST. L. REV. 931, was selected for publication and received citations in several briefs presented before the Supreme Court of the United States in the 2007 case of Morse v. Fredrick.

Following graduation, Mr. Peterson practiced for three years with the law firm of Nowell & Associates, P.A. There, he represented individuals, businesses and government agencies in a multitude of civil cases, including contract and property disputes, copyright infringement claims, commercial transactions, and violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"). Mr. Peterson also practiced criminal defense, representing clients in violent felony cases, as well as drug possession, theft and other matters.

In 2009, Mr. Peterson joined the Calandrino Law Firm, P.A., in Orlando, Florida. There, he practiced complex business litigation in both state and federal court. He also litigated consumer protection claims under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Mr. Peterson is a member of the Florida Bar, and he is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, as well as the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.