Matt Peters obtained his Masters degree in Environmental Science and Policy at the Johns Hopkins University in 2009 and graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Law in May 2011. Mr. Peters was admitted to the Maryland State Bar in December 2011. Prior to attending law school, Matt worked at the Environmental Protection Agency, first as a grant specialist overseeing grant recipient compliance, and then as a Program Analyst where he coordinated EPA-state partnerships. While in law school, Matt made the most of his time through clerkships with Senator Benjamin Cardin at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. In addition, Matt was an Associate Editor for the Maryland Law Review, served on the Board of the Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association and currently serves on the Board of Blue Water Baltimore.