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Peter Cownan graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School. Before joining Glynn & Finley, Peter practiced as a litigation associate at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP. He has experience in both state and federal courts and has litigated a variety of cases, including breach of contract, products liability, and toxic tort. Peter also serves as a pro bono attorney with the San Francisco Bar Association’s Family Law Project.

Areas of Practice:

• Litigation
• Products Liability
• Commercial
• Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions:

• California

Education:

• J.D. – University of Minnesota Law School (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 2007
  Honors: Dean’s List
• M.Phil. – University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England), 2004
  Concentration: Criminology
• B.A. – University of California, Davis (Davis, California), 2003, with honors
  Major: Political Science; Philosophy
  Minor: Asian American Studies
  Honors: Dean’s List
  Honors: Director of the Year, Pathfinder K-12 Outreach Unit

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• State Bar of California
• San Francisco Bar Association

Publications:

• Climate Change and Financial Disclosures: How the Recent SEC Guideline and ASTM International Standards Will Affect Environmental Disclosures, The Voice (Defense Research Institute), May 5, 2010.
• How To Remove A Case, 101 Practice Series (ABA Young Lawyers Division, 2009).

Speeches:

• Preemption in the Wake of Wyeth v. Levine, Orange County Bar Association, Irvine, California (September 2009).

Past Employment Positions:

• Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, 2007-2011