Christopher Peterson (law professor)
Christopher Lewis Peterson (born 1975) is an American attorney, legal scholar, and political candidate working as the John J. Flynn Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Peterson was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election, losing to Republican lieutenant governor Spencer Cox. Peterson specializes in consumer protection law. He served as a finance official for the Obama administration, where he focused on protecting United States Armed Forces members from predatory lending.
Christopher Peterson | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) West Valley City, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professor of Law |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Title | John J. Flynn Endowed Professor of Law |
| Spouse | Tera Peterson |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Lawyers (2018) Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence (2015) Order of the Coif (2001) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Utah (BA, BS, JD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Institutions | Endowed Professor of Law University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Special Advisor/Senior Counsel Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Special Advisor to Office of Legal Policy for Personnel and Readiness General Counsel of the Department of Defense Associate Professor of Law University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law Consumer Attorney United States Public Interest Research Group |
| Website | https://petersonforutah.com/ |
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