Peter Kirsanow

Peter N. Kirsanow is a partner with the law firm of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan& Aronoff, working within its Labor& Employment Practice Group in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a black civil-rights commissioner and a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, serving his fourth consecutive 6-year term, which he was reappointed to by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer in December 2019. On January 20, 2025, he was designated chairperson of the commission.