Dr. Kim Peterson

Biography

Professor Kim Peterson practiced as a litigation attorney for over 20 years in California and Wisconsin, specializing in intellectual property and business litigation matters. She handled cases involving patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, securities fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and employment discrimination issues. After beginning her teaching career as an adjunct professor at the University of California-Davis, she moved to Wisconsin in 1996, where she continued to teach legal research and writing at the University of Wisconsin Law School while practicing in Milwaukee. She was appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to serve as a referee for attorney discipline cases for 15 years, hearing cases related to trust account violations, conflicts of interest, and fraud issues. Peterson served on the committee that revised the Supreme Court's Benchbook for Referees and was a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin's Professional Responsibility Committee for six years. In 2011, she began teaching legal research and writing full-time at the University of Wisconsin Law School and currently serves as co-director of the Legal Research and Writing program and director of the mock trial program. She received her undergraduate degree in history with a minor in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin and her J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law with great distinction, and is a member of the Order of the Coif. Peterson teaches courses such as Legal Research & Writing II, Advanced Legal Writing: Law Practice, Evidence, and Trial Advocacy.

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