George A. Peters, is the Senior Partner in the consulting and law firm of Peters &Santa Monica, California. He is licensed as an attorney, engineer, and psychologist. He is a member of the Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He has been elected a Fellow of the following professional organizations: System Safety Society, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (U.K.), and The Royal Society of Health (U.K.). He is a board Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP). Dr. Peters is a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He was a Director of the Board of Certified Professional Ergonomists and is a former Director of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He has served as President of the System Safety Society, Vice President of the American Society of Safety Engineers, and as Chair of the Product Liability Committee of the American for Quality Control. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Society for Testing and Materials, the International Society for Technology, Law and Insurance, the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication, and various bar associations. He serves on the editorial boards of law, environmental, and safety periodicals; such as Regional Co Editor (North American-Legal) of Technology, Law and Insurance Journal (Chapman &London), Editorial Advisory Board, Occupational health &magazine (Stevens Publishing) etc. He is co-editor of the 18 volume Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases book series (Lexis) and the 6 volume Automotive Engineering and Litigation book series (Wiley). He is also a frequent lecturer in such geographic locations as Japan, Austria, France, England, Singapore, Manila, and Australia. He may be contacted at 2001 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 221, Santa Monica, California 90403-5664, U.S.A., FAX: 310-828-0555, Telephone: 310-828-7170 or 310-393-1912.
Barbara J. Peters, is a Partner in the consulting and law firm of Peters &Peters, Santa Monica, California. She is licensed as an attorney and has been involved in technical issues relating to safety, health, and the environment. She is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys Association of California, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and is a founding Fellow of the Roscoe Pound Foundation. She has been a guest lecturer for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, has taught in seminars sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology and Cal-OSHA, and she has published articles in numerous journals, including: Professional Safety, Hazard Prevention, Trial, The Advocate, and the American Journal of Trial Advocacy relating to law, engineering, and human performance. She has given presentations in Manila, France, and throughout the United States for various professional organizations. She has taught in the ABA Accredited Paralegal Program at UWLA. She is co-editor of the 18 volume Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal and Engineering Aspects (Lexis) and the 6 volume Automotive Engineering and Litigation (Wiley) book series. She may be contacted at 2001 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 221, Santa Monica, California 90403-5664, U.S.A., FAX: 310-828-0555, Telephone: 310-828 7170 or 310-393-1912.
