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B.A. University of Michigan 1972
J.D. University of Toledo College of Law 1976

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Professor Peden joined the Thomas Cooley faculty in 1988. He has extensive experience in law office management and legal supervision and served as executive director Cooley's Sixty Plus, Inc., Elderlaw Clinic. From 1993-1996 he served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.

Upon passing the Ohio Bar in 1976, Professor Peden served as an assistant public defender in Lucas County, Ohio. In general practice, his duties ranged from state civil and criminal litigation to federal social security and bankruptcy cases. He is licensed to practice law in Ohio, Michigan and Texas.

More recently, Professor Peden served as senior supervising attorney for the University of Toledo College of Law Legal Clinic in Toledo, Ohio. Just prior to accepting a faculty position at Thomas Cooley, he held the position of managing attorney for West Texas Legal Services in San Angelo, Texas.

He teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Terrorism and the Law, and supervises student externs in Criminal Practice placements.

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