Peters Law, LLC

James A. Peters has a general legal practice handling both civil and criminal cases in the Silver Springs, MD and Washington DC area. Mr. Peters focuses the majority of his practice on defending residents of the State of Maryland charged with criminal offenses. Mr. Peters takes an aggressive approach and never looks for the easy way out of a case. James Peters is dedicated to providing his clients with experienced representation against criminal charges in Maryland criminal courts. A native of Montgomery County, Maryland, James was born and raised in Potomac, Maryland where he graduated from Winston Churchill High School. He earned his J.D. at The University Of Colorado Law School in Boulder, Colorado and earned his B.A. at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. James is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney Association and The University Of Colorado Law School Alumni Club. Mr. Peters worked for The Coloardo Public Defender’s Office in 2007. While still in law school, he assisted senior public defenders on First Degree Murder cases for which the State of Colorado was seeking the death penalty. During that same time period, Mr. Peters handled scores of criminal cases in Colorado State Courts.