About Stephen Peter
Stephen Peter Anderson is a licensed attorney licensed to practice regulation in the State of California. He was licensed to the California State Bar in 1980. His license is currently in active status. Mr. Anderson is the principal attorney on the Law Office of Stephen P. Anderson, a common practice regulation company located in Santa Maria, California. He has been practicing law for over 45 years, serving clients throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Mr. Anderson earned his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law in 1980. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate education at Western State University, acquiring a Bachelor of Science in Law diploma. During his time at Western State University College of Law, he used to be actively involved in a number of legal organizations and took part in moot court competitions.
Mr. Anderson concentrates his practice in the areas of family regulation, criminal protection, and personal damage. He represents people in matters involving divorce, child custody, financial child support, and family violence. In criminal protection, he handles cases starting from misdemeanors to felonies, including DUI offenses and theft crimes. His private damage practice consists of representing clients who have sustained accidents in car accidents, premises liability incident incidents, and place of work accidents. His practice encompasses all stages of legal proceedings, which includes initial case assessment, evidence-gathering process, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in each state and federal courts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Anderson has treated cases in the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Barbara, the Superior Court of California for the County of San Luis Obispo, and the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He has also seemed before the California Court of Appeal on multiple events. Prior to founding his own firm, he labored as an affiliate attorney at a general practice company in Los Angeles for several years.
Mr. Anderson is a member in good standing of the Northern Santa Barbara County Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He has been involved in various community service projects, which includes providing pro bono legal services to low-profits individuals and participating in local law school training seminars. Mr. Anderson is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing him to serve the diverse communities of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties successfully.
