Contributor: Gary A. Peters

Business Title: Attorney

Contact Information:
Environmental Law Practice Group
Howard & Howard, P.C.
Pinehurst Office Center
39400 Woodward Ave.
Bloomfield, MI 48304
Phone: 248 645 1483
Fax: 248 645 1568

E-mail: gpeters@howardandhoward.com

Affiliation: Howard & Howard: Founded in 1869, Howard and Howard Attorneys, P.C. ("Howard & Howard") is a full service law firm providing national and international legal services from four offices located in Illinois and Michigan. The Firm’s objective is to provide the highest quality legal services, promptly and efficiently, to maximize value to our clients.

Howard and Howard was one of the first midwestern firms to develop a sophisticated environmental law practice. The nine attorneys which compromise our Environmental Law Practice Group has more than 120 years of aggregated experience in all substantive areas of environmental law. As a team of environmental specialists, our attorneys have the expertise to address the increasing complexity of federal, state and local environmental programs. Sophisticated corporate clients have recognized our expertise and results-oriented approach.

Biography: Mr. Peters received a B.A. degree from the University of Iowa and a J.D. degree from the John Marshall Law School. He is admitted to practice in the State of Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa, as well as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Peters was employed with the Office of Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources in Pittsburgh where he was responsible for litigation and enforcement activities. Mr. Peters previously worked for Illinois Governor James Thompson in Chicago where he concentrated in utility and energy issues. He also has served as a faculty member for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Mr. Peters lectures frequently on emerging environmental issues of concern for the Michigan Manufacturers Association and Executive Enterprises and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Executive Enterprises Publications Co., Inc. Mr. Peters co-authored "Clean Water Act" Unauthorized Presence of Fill Material In Wetlands Area Constitutes Continuing Violation for Statute of Limitation Purposes," The Digest of Environmental Law, December 1996; and the article "(To Avoid Waste Water Enforcement Actions…) Have All the Information at Hand, Be the First to Know About a Violation, and Report Promptly," published in The Environmental Corporate Counsel Report, April 1995. Mr. Peters specializes in environmental law with emphasis on water resources and permitting issues.

 

Title of Presentation: Criminal Sentencing Guidelines

Author: Gary A. Peters

Key Words: Criminal, Sentencing Guidelines, Environmental

Abstract:
The Environmental Law Practice Group of Howard & Howard has significant expertise in environmental criminal matters, including a current action being pursued against one of our clients. Gary Peters is the lead attorney on that matter and has defended other criminal environmental matters brought against the firm’s clients and he will share his "war stories." on this topic.