I had this man defend me in a serious criminal case.(2012) He and his secretary committed nothing short of Criminal extortion against me 3 days prior to the trial date. After waiting for 8 months to fight these charges and with a hefty retainer paid, this is the stunt they pulled. I received a call 3 days before trial by Mr Peters secretary. This was a Wednesday morning, with trial on Friday. She demanded Seven thousand dollars immediately or Mr Peters would not be defending me Friday morning. This had not been mentioned before that an extra seven thousand dollars would be required up front. A rate of $250 an hour had been agreed upon to which he never had more than 5 hours work into my file. I had the money but I had no way to have it electronically transferred in time. Not to mention she demanded a certified check. Luckily family came through but what is to be said about this type of pressure tactic? As expected the charges were thrown out but this behavior by Howard Peters and his employee has left a bad taste in my mouth. When I asked for a detailed bill I received a one page document with a couple of sentences discussing a handful of conversations undergone on my behalf and one day in court that's it, Eleven thousand dollars gone. I would not recommend doing business with someone who behaves like this. I look forward to him challenging this review someday because I can back up every detail here and a hell of a lot more. I am sure there are those in the law society that would not be impressed with this type of behavior either.. read more