Background
Kostka, Stephen L. was born on January 20, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Kostka, Stephen L. was born on January 20, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1970). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1973). Editor in Chief, California Law Review, 1972-1973.
Visiting Professor of Law, Arizona State University College of Law, 1979.
Land Use and Environmental Litigation.
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1973, California. 1983, United States. Supreme Court.
Editor in Chief, California Law Review, 1972-1973.
Author: "Practice Under The California Quality Acting," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1993. Visiting Professor of Law, Arizona State University College of Law, 1979.
(Resident, Walnut Creek Office). Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation.
Environmental and natural resources.
Healthcare. Intellectual property. Biotechnology; antitrust and trade regulation.
Torts; product liability.
Insurance. Maritime; agribusiness. White-collar crime; appellate.
Corporate; banking; finance.
Insolvency. Real estate and land use. Construction; tax and employee benefits.
Labor and employment.
International trade law. Estate planning and trusts. Alternative dispute resolution.