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The National Center for State Courts
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Lorri Montgomery
Communications Manager
The National Center for State Courts
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David Steuer Joins
 Lawyers Committee of National Court Reform Organization

Williamsburg, VA (June 28, 2004) – David Steuer, partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, has joined the National Center for State Courts‘ Lawyers Committee, which involves prominent practicing attorneys in the National Center’s work and programs. Committee members serve in a leadership role with a commitment to support the National Center’s mission to actively participate in outreach to the bench, bar and the legal community, and to encourage support for the National Center’s programs and initiatives.

Steuer is a civil litigator and trial attorney who specializes in securities litigation, corporate governance issues, general commercial disputes, intellectual property matters, and employee/trade secrets issues. As a securities litigator, Steuer has represented clients such as Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computer, and several other high-profile technology companies. In other matters, his client list includes Amkor Technology, Broadcom, NeoPharm Inc., and Sun Microsystems. 

Steuer gained wide recognition for his pro bono representation of a class of inmates of California’s Pelican Bay State Prison who alleged poor conditions and substandard medical care. As a result of the trial, the federal court granted sweeping relief to the plaintiff class. 

Steuer graduated from Stanford University with Distinction and Honors in History in 1979. In 1982, he graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School.

The National Center for State Courts, headquartered in Williamsburg, Va., is a non-profit court reform organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice by providing leadership and service to the state courts. The National Center, founded in 1971 by the Conference of Chief Justices and former Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, provides education, training, and technology, management, and research services to the nation’s state courts. The National Center also is taking the lead on several key issues facing the justice system. For example, it has established a major civil justice initiative, a multi-year project that is examining best practices in civil case management and how complex litigation procedures can be improved. Other national initiatives being driven by the National Center include judicial selection reform and increasing citizen participation in jury service.

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