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Practice Areas
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2% Identity Theft
12 years, 10 cases
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2% Health Care
20 years, 6 cases
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2% Fraud
24 years, 30 cases
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1% Bankruptcy / Chapter 7
21 years, 600 cases
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1% Bankruptcy / Chapter 13
21 years, 100 cases
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1% Banking
24 years, 10 cases
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1% Class Action
7 years, 2 cases
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1% Credit Card Fraud
12 years, 10 cases
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1% Debt Settlement
12 years, 1 case
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1% Foreclosure
12 years, 10 cases
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1% Government Contracts
20 years, 5 cases
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1% Unknown
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I proudly represent consumers in lawsuits against debt collectors, furnishers of false or obsolete credit information, credit reporting agencies, and... more
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I worked with Mr. Peterson representing a client being sued by a third party collections agency. Mr. Peterson knowledge of this area of law was...
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Seksanh Panyanouvong
, Orlando (Florida), About 2 years ago
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Résumé
License
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23 years since Donald Edward Petersen was first licensed to practice law.
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License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Florida |
Member in Good Standing
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1988 |
03/05/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Law Office of Donald E. Petersen
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1992–present
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Senior Attorney at
Florida Department of Insurance
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1990–1992
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Associate at
Commander, Legler, Werber, Dawes, Sadler & Howell
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1988–1990
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Program Planner at
Martin Marietta Orlando Aerospace
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1980–1985
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Duke University School of Law |
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Law (With Honors) |
1988 |
| Rollins College |
Finance |
MBA |
1984 |
| University of Central Florida |
Business Management |
B.S.B.A. |
1980 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| J.D. with Honors; Project Editor, Law & Contemporary Problems |
Duke University School of Law |
1988 |
| M.B.A. with Honors; Corporate Council Award |
Crummer School of Business (Rollins College) |
1984 |
| B.S.B.A. Summa Cum Laude; Beta Gamma Sigma |
University of Central Florida |
1980 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
National Association of Consumer Advocates |
2001-present
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| Admitted to Practice |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
1996-present
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| Admitted to Practice |
United States Court of Claims |
1995-present
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| Member |
Orange County Bar Association |
1993-present
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| Member |
Orange County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Committee |
1993-present
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| Admitted to Practice |
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
1993-present
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| Admitted to Practice |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
1989-present
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| Member |
Consumer Protection Law Committee |
2003-2008
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| Member |
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys |
2003-2008
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Portfolio
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Reputation Level 13
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281 |
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63 |
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Cases
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Outcome: Reopened class representative's bankruptcy
Outcome: Settled on the eve of trial.
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Forms for defending consumers in collection actions |
La Coe's Pleadings Under The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure |
2006 |
| Contributor : Forms for defending collection actions against Florida consumers |
Consumer Law Pleadings |
2005 |
| "Why Employees Bring Whistleblower Cases" |
Corporate Compliance Officer |
1999 |
| "Southern District of Florida Follows Altai" |
Computer Law Newsletter |
1995 |
| Project Editor : "Vice" Vol. 51, No. 1, Winter, 1988 |
Law and Contemporary Problems |
1988 |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Collection Action |
Testified as expert witness in Capital One v. J.S. |
2009 |
| Consumer Rights : Debt Collection & Credit Reporting |
"Ask An Attorney" |
2008 |
| Predatory Lending |
Interview : "Predatory Mortgage Lending & Foreclosures" |
2007 |
| Identity Theft |
"Real Talk With Kietta" (UPN) |
2005 |
| Predatory Lending |
Consumer Awareness Symposium |
2002 |
| Qui Tam False Claims Act actions against health care providers |
Compliance: The Real Picture |
2001 |
| Using The Qui Tam Provisions of the False Claims Act to Punish, Deter And Prevent Health Care Fraud |
HealthCon 2000 (Toronto Canada) |
2000 |
| Qui Tam False Claims Act actions against health care providers |
Florida Association of Medical Coders : Annual Conference |
2000 |
| Introduction to the Qui Tam Provisions of the False Claims Act For the Plaintiff's Employment Lawyer |
Florida Employment Lawyers Association Winter Seminar |
1999 |
| Charter Settles Qui Tam Action |
"Investigative Reports" with Tony Pippitone |
1998 |
| Employee Rights in the Workplace |
"Employment Law" |
1994 |
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