Background
Finell, Steven was born on August 27, 1946 in San Diego, California, United States.
Finell, Steven was born on August 27, 1946 in San Diego, California, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of California, Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Worked at Steven Finell Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in Civil Litigation, Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1972, California and New New York 1974, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1975, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1978, United States. Supreme Court. Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, California Law Review, 1970-1971.
Author: "Parol Evidence Rule," 58 California Law Review 196, 1970.
"Affirmative Action and the Law Review," New York Law Journal, p.2, August 5, 1981. "Organizing Word Processing Documents for Retrieval," Word Progress, p.
4, July/August 1989. Panelist,"How Independent Is the Judiciary?," New York Law School, February 12, 1997.
Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, 1972-1977. Special Master, Supreme Court, State of New York, County of New York, 1983.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on the Bicentennial of the United States.
Constitution, 1988-1992.
Member: Committee on Federal Legislation, 1978-1981. Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1981-1984). New York State (Vice Chair, Committee on Professional Ethics, 1983) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Intellectual Property Law.
Law Practice Management) Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
New York County Lawyers" Association (Member, Law Reform Committee, 1987-1988). Federal Bar Council; American Inns of Court.
American Judicature Society.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on the Bicentennial of the United States. Constitution, 1988-1992.
Member: Committee on Federal Legislation, 1978-1981.
Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1981-1984). New York State (Vice Chair, Committee on Professional Ethics, 1983) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Intellectual Property Law. Law Practice Management) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California.
New York County Lawyers" Association (Member, Law Reform Committee, 1987-1988). Federal Bar Council; American Inns of Court. American Judicature Society.
