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John D Petersen

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In his administrative and regulatory law practice, John D. Petersen has developed extensive experience with local, state and federal governmental agencies on a wide variety of issues.  In particular, Mr. Petersen assists in real estate development, zoning, land use and incentive financing matters for a broad array of clients.

 

Mr. Petersen draws on more than five years of senior governmental experience as Deputy Chief Counsel to U.S. Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) and Chief Counsel to former Kansas Gov. Mike Hayden.  This experience, coupled with his years of private practice, provides Mr. Petersen a unique perspective from which to assist clients in dealing with governmental agencies and issues.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board of Directors
  • American Bar Association
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
  • United Community Services of Johnson County, Former Director

Distinctions

  • Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®
    • 2006-present, Municipal Law
    • 2006-present, Real Estate Law
  • Named by Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Missouri and Kansas 
  • AV Rated Martindale Hubbell
  • Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Senator Bob Dole (R-Kan.)
  • Chief Counsel, Kansas Governor Mike Hayden
  • Gubernatorial appointee, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
  • Presidential appointee, National Advisory Counsel to the Small Business Administration