Robert Peters Email & Phone Number

Fredericksburg, Va, Us

Coursing Justice delivers state-of-the-art training and practical content to criminal justice professionals through consultation, expert witness services, and customized in-person, live online, and on-demand training at coursingjustice.com

Lynchburg, Va, Us

● Oversee all independent third-party investigations and organizational assessments, including sexual abuse, sexual harassment, clergy misconduct, and spiritual abuse cases.● Spearhead modernization of GRACE services and systems for enhanced support of faith communities and abuse survivors.● Supervise 20+ team members, ensuring high-quality investigations are conducted by both employed and contracted staff.● Recruit, hire, and train new contractors and employees.

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

● Developed and delivered state-of-the-art, experiential training and comprehensive technical assistance for child abuse prosecutors and allied professionals.● Initiated and led Zero Abuse’s expansion into child abuse investigation training and tool development, with an emphasis on internet crimes against children.● Secured federal grant funding to sustain and expand programming, leading grant application development from deliverable ideation to program narrative drafting and budgeting. ● Created the STARK (Stopping Technology-Facilitated Abuse of Rural Kids) Prosecutor Symposiumand Zero Abuse’s legal externship program.

Richmond, Va, Us

● Served as legal representative for the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C);● Lead instruction and curriculum development for NW3C’s Judges & Prosecutors courses; ● Consulted as subject matter expert in high-tech crime prosecution, online child exploitation, and human trafficking.

• Indict and prosecute felonies in West Virginia Circuit Court• Serve as Special Prosecutor in Harrison County• Managed all Marion County juvenile delinquencies and status offenses

Washington, Dc, Us

• Indict and prosecute felonies in West Virginia Circuit Court• Serve as Special Prosecutor in Grant County and Hardy County• Prosecute all misdemeanors and felonies in Magistrate Court• Prosecute child abuse and neglect, juvenile delinquent, and juvenile status cases• Chair the Hampshire County Multidisciplinary Investigative Team

Washington, Dc, Us

• Prosecuted over 40 cases in United States Magistrate Court, securing convictions through trial and plea negotiation• Assisted in the prosecution and conviction of a child sexual abuse material producer• Assisted in drafting appellee response brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit• Responded to habeas corpus motions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255• Analyzed clemency requests from convicted federal prisoners and made recommendations to the United States Attorney and the U.S. Pardon Attorney• Researched and prepared memorandum on a variety of legal issues for Assistant U.S. Attorneys, including charging decisions, sentencing calculations, criminal forfeiture disputes between the States and federal government, the Fourth Circuit's case law interpreting the Federal Rules of Evidence, and many others.

• Constructed databases for the EB-1C, EB-5, H-2B, and L-1 visas• Facilitated hearing requests and background checks• Tailored visa and naturalization strategies to individual clients

• Researched and developed memorandum on the effects of sex trafficking on children, the extraterritorial application of the Alien Torts Statute, the application of U.S. treaty law to human rights violations, the philosophical foundations of law, law school curriculum in an international context, and the international public health and legal implications of the Nile River crisis.• Designed a seminar on curricular development of human rights leadership for the University of Pretoria Human Rights Program in Johannesburg, South Africa• Prepared several legal articles for publication, from initial research to editing, including "The Quest for Civil Remedies in Foreign Jurisdictions for Corporate Violations of Human Rights" by Fulbright Scholar and Professor Edna Udobong.

• Developed high school debate and speech curriculum• Managed logistics for debate team travel and competition• Assumed responsibilities of Head Coach

• Created an electronic database to store Congressional inquiries for NCIS’ Legislative Liaison Office in Washington, D.C.• Edited scripts prior to release, redacted case files, and suggested appropriate cases for TV production

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Criminal Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Major In Political Science, Double Minor In Business And Communications