JOSHUAH PETER

Education

• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
  

J.D. - 2005
Honors: Dean's List

• University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri

B.S. - 2002

Major: Criminal Justice

Classes/Seminars

• Criminal Law Practice Primer 2021 & 2022
• Defending Clients in Municipal Court & Misdemeanants, Missouri Bar, Solo & Small Firm Committee, 2017
• Coffee and Core Concepts - Handling a Municipal Traffic Case, The Missouri Bar, 2016
• At the Starting Line: The New Lawyer Experience - Criminal Defense, The Missouri Bar, 2016
• Trial Skills Workshop, Missouri State Public Defender System, 2014

Honors and Awards

• Kansas City Business Journal, Best of the Bar, 2016
• Certificate from the Trial Practice Institute, Nation Criminal Defense College, 2011
• Graduate of the National Criminal Defense College
• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers - Rising Star, 2019

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Criminal Defense College, Graduate
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Board Member
• Young Lawyers Section of the Missouri Bar, Counsel Member

Past Employment Positions

• Missouri State Public Defender - Kansas City Trial Office, Assistant Public Defender / Trial Team Leader, 2006 - 2016
• Missouri State Public Defender - Kansas City Trial Office, Intern, 2002 - 2005

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer, Public Defender Trial office in Kansas City, Missouri
• Military Matters, volunteer attorney and committee board member

Languages

• English