Background
Weiner, Stephen Arthur was born on November 20, 1933 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph Lee W. and Ruth Lessall (Weiner).
Weiner, Stephen Arthur was born on November 20, 1933 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph Lee W. and Ruth Lessall (Weiner).
Bachelor summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1954; Juris Doctor cum laude, Yale University, 1957.
Associate Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, New York City, 1958-1965, partner, 1968—2000, vice chairman management committee, 1984-1997. Acting professor law University California, Berkeley, 1965-1968. Partner Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, New York City, 2001, senior counsel, 2002—2004, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York City, since 2005.
Arbitrator Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, 2002-2009. Member committee on character and fitness 1st department appellate division New York Supreme Court, since 1998, special master, since 1999. Member New York State Judicial Institute on Professionalism in the Law, since 1999.
Adjunct professor law Brooklyn Law School, since 2003, special professor law Hofstra University, School Law, since 2008, adjunct professor law Benjamin N. Cardozo School Law, since 2010.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers (member downstate committee), American Bar Foundation, New York Bar Foundation, Association of Bar of City of New York (chairman recruitment of lawyers committee, chairman committee on Stimson medal), Federal Bar Council (chairman committee on 2d circuit courts, trustee), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mina Rieur, September 1, 1958. Children: Karen, James.