Peter is the executive director of the State Bar of Michigan. He began his appointment as the sixth executive director of the State Bar of Michigan on March 1, 2022. He joined the State Bar staff in 2012 as director of governmental relations and assumed the responsibilities of assistant executive director in 2015.
Previously, Peter served as executive director of the Michigan Campaign for Justice – a nonprofit created to promote improvement in Michigan’s indigent criminal defense system – and worked for the Michigan Legislature in various roles including chief of staff for the speaker of the House.
Peter joined the Society Board in 2023, and it is one of the many roles he has with the greater legal community. He also serves on the executive committee for the Justice for All Commission and is a member of its Resource and Communications committees; the executive committees of the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Michigan Judiciary; and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He also is a member of the National Association of Bar Executives and the American Bar Association.