Faculty & Staff
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Christopher
Peterson Assistant Professor Box 117625 / Gainesville, FL 32611 e-mail: petersonc@law.ufl.edu 352.273.0960 / Fax: 352.392.3005 |
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Education
J.D., University of Utah
B.A, B.S., University of Utah (cum laude)
Teaching and Scholarship
Consumer Law, Secured Transactions, Sales, Creditor and Debtor Relations
Professional Activities
- University of Florida: Joined College of Law in 2003 as Assistant Professor
- Professional Experience: Consumer Attorney, United States Public Interest Research Group, Washington, D.C. (2002-03); Judicial Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Cheyenne, WY (2001-02).
- Organizations: Order of the Coif, National Association of Consumer Advocates, International Association for Consumer Law; Conference on Consumer Finance Law, American Constitution Society
- Career Highlights: Author of Taming the Sharks: Towards a Cure for the High Cost Credit Market (2004); Recipient of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Attorneys’ Best Book of the Year Award for 2004; Instructor in the American Law Program, Wasaw University, Poland (2005); Research results covered in numerous print media including the New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, L.A. Times, and the Guardian.