Background
Knowles, Steven was born on January 19, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Steven Knowles
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University of Southern California (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1973). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1976).
Career
Worked at Trope and Trope (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Family Law and General Civil Trial Work. Appellate, Custody.
Admitted to the bar, 1977, California. 1978, United States. District Court, Central District of California.
1979, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Harvard Journal of Legislative Review, 1975-1976.
Company-Author: "Enforcement of Foreign Judgments," Los Angeles County Family Law Bar Symposium Handbook, 1985-1986.
"Initial Order to Show Cause," 1991-1995, Family Law Reference Book, Los Angeles County Family Law Bar. Adjunct Professor: San Fernando Valley College of Law, 1978-1979.
Western States College of Law, 1980-1981. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Family Law Section).
American Bar Association (Family Law Section).
(Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Trope and Trope was founded in 1949 by Sorrell Trope and Eugene Trope. From the inception, a substantial portion of the practice of the firm was devoted to divorce law (now referred to as Family Law).
All of the firm"s endeavors were involved in areas of litigation and trial work.
At present, the firm"s practice is almost exclusively devoted to the field of Family Law litigation, trials and appeals. Certain members of the firm continue to be involved in general civil trial work.
Members of the firm participate in the Los Angeles County Superior Court"s Mediation Program in Family Law and serve as Mediators, assisting the Court in resolving calendared cases by mediation, eliminating the necessity of such cases being tried within the Court system itself. Members of the firm are active in writing and teaching in the field of Family Law.
The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
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Member, Harvard Journal of Legislative Review, 1975-1976.
