Background
Hadley, Stephen J. was born on February 13, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio, United States.
Hadley, Stephen J. was born on February 13, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio, United States.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Worked at Shea & Gardner (Washington, DC) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1973, District of Columbia. Phi Beta Kappa. Note and Comment Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1971-1972.
Program Analyst, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 1972-1974. Staff Member, National Security Council, 1974-1977. Consultant, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Concerning Salt II Treaty, 1979.
Counsel, President's Special Review Board on Arms Sales to Iran (The Tower Commission), 1986-1987. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, 1989-1993. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Military: Lieutenant (junior grade), USNR, 1972-1975. Shea & Gardner was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1947 by two former high-ranking government lawyers. The firm, which now has 38 partners, is engaged in general civil and criminal litigation in the federal and state courts across the United States, rulemaking and adjudicative proceedings before administrative agencies, domestic and international corporate advice and transactions, legal counseling, commercial and labor negotiations, arbitration and mediation, and legislative representation.
The firm is nationally known for the quality of its lawyers, its responsive and efficient approach to the needs of its clients, and the results it achieves for clients with difficult problems.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Military: Lieutenant (junior grade), USNR, 1972-1975.