Biography
Kristan Peters-Hamlin is admitted in five states and to eleven federal bars and has litigated in thirty states in cases involving employment, tort, defamation, executive compensation, unfair competition, trade secrets, criminal, commercial and constitutional law in both single plaintiff and class action lawsuits.
Kristan Peters-Hamlin has thirty-seven published decisions in her name, has tried dozens of cases to verdict, has written over fifty appellate briefs and has had more than forty appellate arguments.
She served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington D.C. for nearly six years, in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions. In the Civil Division, she defended the United States and its departments and agencies in discrimination complaints. Prior to law school, Kristan Peters-Hamlin worked as an analyst in the Labor Relations Department of the international division of Shell Oil ("Pecten International") in Houston, Texas, and Douala, Cameroon. She has lived in four countries and speaks four languages.
Education
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1987
Texas International Law Journal, Symposium Editor
Published Note -- "The Impact of Islamic Revivalism on Contract and Riba Law in Saudi Arabia Egypt and Iran", Texas International Law Journal, 1987
B.S., Cornell University, 1982
Bar Admissions
State Bars:
New York; Connecticut; District of Columbia; Maryland; Pennsylvania
Federal Bars
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court District of Maryland; U.S. District Court District of Colorado; U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Classes/Seminars
"The Glass Ceiling," Vital Voices, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2008
"Four Years After SOX: Where Are We? A Review of SOX Retaliation Cases", Associate of Corporate Counsel of America (ACCA), New York, NY, 2006
"Retaliation and Whistle Blowing Under Sarbanes-Oxley", South Texas College of Law Advance Civil Trial Law Conference, Houston, Texas, 2006
"Four Years After SOX: Where Are We?", Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, 2006
"Negligent Hiring and Retention", Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, Northeast Chapter, New York, NY, 2004
Course Instructor, Trade Secrets Law, Corporate Espionage and Employment Discrimination and Harassment, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, MIB, JREC, and Maryland In-House Corporate Counsel Association
"Trade Secrets,", CLE Marathon, Pillsbury Winthrop, New York, NY, 2004
Employment Law Lecture Series, Touro College, New York, NY, 2000
Honors and Awards
"New York Super Lawyer," Magazine of Law and Politics, 2006, 2007
Selected by the Justice Department to Serve on the Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal, 1995
Civic Activities
President's Council on Cornell Women (member appointed by Cornell President Skorton)
Vital Voices (NGO promoting international civil and economic rights for women)
Member, Democratic Town Committee, Westport, CT
United Way, Former Volunteer and Counselor for Abused Children
Founder of 501(c)(3) corporation "Bridges to Middle Eastern Women"
Member, Cornell University's CAAN ambassador
Director, Board of Directors, Westport Historical Society (Chair of Fundraising)
Appointed by Westport First Selectman to Longshore 50th Committee, Events Chair
Class Officer, Cornell University
Endowed Scholarship at Cornell University: "The Kristan Peters - Hamlin Fund for Development of Civil Rights for Women in the Middle East"
Professional Associations and Memberships
Fairfield Community Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association, Employment Law Committee
Women's Bar Association, New York Judicial Selection Committee
International Bar Association, Discrimination and Gender Equality Committee
International Bar Association, Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee
International Bar Association, Human Rights Law Committee
International Bar Association, Women's Interest Group
Association for a Better New York
Languages
Spanish
French
Italian