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Peter Chambers
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CA
β¨ About
About Peter Chambers
Based in Marin County, CA, Peter Chambers proudly defends his clients against their government. Mr. Chambers is at the vanguard of criminal defense law, regularly leveraging the latest legal and technological tools to improve his clients' situation. Never afraid of taking a case to trial, Mr. Chambers takes greater pride in the number of cases dismissed before ever reaching the jury.
Before swapping coasts and counsel tables, Mr. Chambers served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Kings County District Attorneyβs Office in Brooklyn, NY, prosecuting cases from attempted murder to petty theft. He is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, the Journal of Law & Policy, and worked as research assistant for the preeminent New York evidence treatise, Prince, Richardson on Evidence, and Oberlin College, where he was a Dannenberg Scholar. Also, Mr. Chambers completed non-degree legal coursework at Harvard University.
Mr. Chambers is on the Board of Directors of the Fairfax-San Anselmo Children's Center, where he helps support low-income families receive essential child care. He lives in Marin with his partner Julia, a fair housing attorney, and his son Otis, a toddler.
βοΈ Practice Areas
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White Collar Crime
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Juvenile Law
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Domestic Violence
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Criminal Law
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DUI & DWI
Credentials & Experience
π Education
Oberlin College
B.A.
Brooklyn Law School
J.D.
Law
π Bar Admissions
State Bar of California Β # 320782
Member
Member
Member
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
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Member
Member
Marin County Bar Association
Member
Member
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California Public Defender Association
Member
Member
Member
πΌ Professional Experience
Attorney
Law Office of Peter James Chambers 2018 - Current
Assistant District Attorney
Kings County District Attorney'
s Office
Brooklyn, NY 2013 - 2017
π Awards & Recognition
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
Top 100
National Trial Lawyers
Top 40 under 40
National Trial Lawyers
Public Service Award - Gold
Brooklyn Law School
Excellence for the Future Award
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction