Peter Carson

Oakland, CA – Peter Carson is a San Francisco-based partner of the Sheppard Mullin Hampton & Richter, LLP law firm. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and an officer of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers, and has served the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California in various leadership capacities. He has served on the ABA's standing pro bono committee and working group on the civil right to counsel, on the board of several legal aid programs and as chair of the State of California's IOLTA program (providing critical funding for legal services throughout the state). He received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.