Stephanie Peters

Stephanie Peters assists clients with legislative matters before the Judiciary, Commerce and International Relations Committees in both the U.S. House and Senate. She provides legal advice and legislative counsel to corporate and trade association clients on issues involving intellectual property rights, the Internet, immigration, telecommunications and appropriations. Ms. Peters educates members of Congress and the administration on behalf of foreign government clients. She also devotes significant time to the representation of clients under the Patton Boggs pro bono program where she focuses on refugees, human rights, global development and the digital divide. Previously, Ms. Peters served as minority counsel to the democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee on issues relating to intellectual property, the federal courts, immigration and refugee policy, constitutional amendments, telecommunications, and private claims bills. She has participated and led a number of staff and congressional delegations to seven countries in Africa, Haiti, Azerbaijan, Russia, Italy, and Canada. Before her experience on Capitol Hill, Ms. Peters served as an attorney-advisor in the Office of the General Counsel at the U. S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), where she was responsible for the agency's compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act, including appeals, advisory opinions and litigation. She represented the agency in federal employment litigation and supervised the agency's responsibility under the Voting Rights Act. While attending law school, Ms. Peters served as Law Clerk to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology and the Law.