Sean A. Peters
Sean A. Peters

Sean A. Peters

Partner

Administrative Assistant:

Kristin Capiak
312-596-4972

Administrative Assistant:

Kristin Capiak
312-596-4972

Sean is a partner of the Workers’ Compensation Defense Practice in Wiedner & McAuliffe’s Chicago office.

Sean graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a minor in English. He earned his Juris Doctor from University of Illinois College of Law in 2015, achieving cum laude and Dean’s List distinctions. While attending University of Illinois College of Law, Sean was the Administrative Editor for the Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, was a national competitor on the Frederick Green Moot Court National Team where his team was awarded best brief for the Respondent, received the Paul Lisnek Trial Advocacy Excellence and Ethics Award for his excellence in Trial Advocacy, and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Alfred J. Paul in the Circuit Court of Cook County, County Division. Sean also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research and was a teaching assistant for Professor Rummana Alam’s Introduction to Advocacy course.

Sean joined Wiedner & McAuliffe in 2015 after clerking with the firm for two summers while attending law school.

Education

  • J.D., Cum Laude, University of Illinois College of Law, 2015
  • B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Bio

    Sean is a partner of the Workers’ Compensation Defense Practice in Wiedner & McAuliffe’s Chicago office.

    Sean graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a minor in English. He earned his Juris Doctor from University of Illinois College of Law in 2015, achieving cum laude and Dean’s List distinctions. While attending University of Illinois College of Law, Sean was the Administrative Editor for the Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, was a national competitor on the Frederick Green Moot Court National Team where his team was awarded best brief for the Respondent, received the Paul Lisnek Trial Advocacy Excellence and Ethics Award for his excellence in Trial Advocacy, and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Alfred J. Paul in the Circuit Court of Cook County, County Division. Sean also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research and was a teaching assistant for Professor Rummana Alam’s Introduction to Advocacy course.

    Sean joined Wiedner & McAuliffe in 2015 after clerking with the firm for two summers while attending law school.

  • Practice Areas
  • Credentials

    Education

    • J.D., Cum Laude, University of Illinois College of Law, 2015
    • B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012

    Admissions

    • Illinois
  • Affiliations

Bio

Sean is a partner of the Workers’ Compensation Defense Practice in Wiedner & McAuliffe’s Chicago office.

Sean graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a minor in English. He earned his Juris Doctor from University of Illinois College of Law in 2015, achieving cum laude and Dean’s List distinctions. While attending University of Illinois College of Law, Sean was the Administrative Editor for the Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, was a national competitor on the Frederick Green Moot Court National Team where his team was awarded best brief for the Respondent, received the Paul Lisnek Trial Advocacy Excellence and Ethics Award for his excellence in Trial Advocacy, and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Alfred J. Paul in the Circuit Court of Cook County, County Division. Sean also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research and was a teaching assistant for Professor Rummana Alam’s Introduction to Advocacy course.

Sean joined Wiedner & McAuliffe in 2015 after clerking with the firm for two summers while attending law school.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas:

Workers’ Compensation Claims

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., Cum Laude, University of Illinois College of Law, 2015
  • B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012

Admissions

  • Illinois

Affiliations