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Wayne State University

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5.08/20/2025

Inspires a love for learning in everyone.

5.04/30/2025

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About Peter

Peter J. Hammer serves as Professor of Law and the A. Alfred Taubman Endowed Chair at Wayne State University Law School, a position he has held since joining the faculty in 2003. He is also the Faculty Director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights. Hammer holds B.A., B.A., and B.S. degrees from Gonzaga University, as well as a J.D. and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan. Before Wayne State, he taught at the University of Michigan Law School for eight years. Earlier in his career, Hammer clerked for the Honorable Alfred T. Goodwin, former chief judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced as an associate in the Los Angeles office of O'Melveny & Myers, focusing on antitrust, health law, and expert economic testimony.