About Donald Peterson

Attorney, Donald H. Peters, is the president of Social Security Professionals.  He has been a licensed Attorney in the State of Michigan for over 35 years during which time he has excelled as a Social Security Disability Attorney.  Mr. Peters rarely loses a Social Security Disability case and if you don’t win your claim, he doesn’t make a penny.  Mr. Peters attributes his great success to over 30 years of formal education, experience, and intensive training obtained in College, Law School, in the Courtrooms including trial and appellate courts, and at Social Security Hearings and Seminars.

Mr. Peters and Social Security Professionals use only licensed attorneys with a long history of winning Social Security Disability and SSI claims.  We do not use non-attorney representatives or advocates as they are not licensed attorneys and cannot represent you in court.  At our office, your case will NOT be handled by a legal assistant, secretary, or paralegal.  You will always work only with the attorney who will ultimately handle your claim from application, to hearing, and to appeal if necessary.

Prior to obtaining his license in 1987, Mr. Peters attended Saginaw Valley State College (Now Saginaw Valley State University) on a full Football scholarship where he played varsity Football and Baseball. Mr. Peters graduated from Saginaw Valley State University with honors Cum Laude) in 1981.  In 2017, Mr. Peters was inducted with other members of his 1979 College Football team into the Saginaw Valley State University Football Hall of Fame.

During college and after graduating from college, Mr. Peters worked in the Auto Industry from assembly lines to corporate offices.  He eventually attended Wayne State University Law School where he focused his studies on Trial Advocacy and Moot Court to develop and refine trial and appellate skills.  Mr. Peters earned several honors during Law School including a Gold Key Certificate Award for Academic Excellence and an American Jurisprudence Book Award for the highest score in his Criminal Procedure class.

After graduating from Law School, Mr. Peters made thousands of Court Appearances including trials, hearings, motions, administrative hearings and appeals.  He has appeared and argued in the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Court of Claims, as well as numerous Circuit and District Courts throughout Michigan.  Mr. Peters is certified to Practice in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, the Michigan Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit.

Mr. Peters represents and counsels Social Security Disability Claimants all over the State of Michigan and throughout the Country.  He has been a member of NOSSCR (National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives) the Social Security Section of the State Bar of Michigan, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the Macomb County Bar Association, and the South-Oakland Bar Association, to name a few.  Mr. Peters feels that the best legal representation should be available to everybody, regardless of wealth.  He offers Free Consultation and advice regarding Social Security Disability Claims.