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Mary Peterson

Mary S. Peterson, Esq.

Paralegal Studies
Associate Professor
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
Bowman Hall
Office Hours:
Summer hours are by appointment only.
Contact Information
Email:
mpeter47@kent.edu
Phone:
330-672-8970

Biography

Mary S. Peterson proudly joined Kent State University’s Paralegal Studies program as an Associate Professor in the Fall of 2016.  She teaches multiple legal specialty electives.

Prior to her career in higher education, Professor Peterson served as a trial attorney, litigating cases as a private practitioner, State of Ohio Assistant Attorney General and Associate Counsel/Managing Attorney for The Cincinnati Insurance Company.  Professor Peterson has handled cases from their inception and investigation, through discovery, motion practice, trial and appeal.  She received an unanimous 7-0 ruling in the Ohio Supreme Court in the real estate malpractice case Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Anders, 99 Ohio St.3d 156 (2003).  Her areas of legal interest include insurance defense, litigation, bodily injury, dental malpractice, large loss subrogation and alternative dispute resolution.  Professor Peterson’s over 24 years of litigation and management experience as well as her 5 years of teaching experience, provide her students with a practical and balanced outlook of the legal profession.

Education

Bachelor of Science History/English Education; Bowling Green State University
Juris Doctorate; University of Toledo
Integrated Social Studies 7-12 Licensure; Kent State University

Expertise

Law

Publications

  • On Line Social Networking Sites – A New Tool For Litigators? Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys Quarterly Review, Volume 2, Issue No. 2, Summer 2009.

    Affiliations

  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Documents

    PDF icon Mary-S-Peterson-Esq-CV.pdf
    Paralegal Studies
    School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities

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