Background
Lesser, Steven B. was born in 1953.
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Steven B. Lesser
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Ohio University (Bachelor of Science, Journalism, cum laude, 1975). Cleveland Marshall College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Career
Worked at Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. (Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Also West Palm Beach) specializing in Construction Litigation, Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Florida and Ohio.
1980, United States. District Court, Northern and Southern District of Ohio. 1985, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar. Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Order of the Barristers.
Moot Court Team Board of Governors. Recipient, Outstanding Brief Writing Award, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Alumni Association. Author: "The No Damage For Delay Clause: Avoiding Delay Claims in Construction," Volume 10, Trial Diplomacy Journal, 1987, Volume 60, Ohio State Bar Association Report No.
41, 1987; "The Validity Force and Effect of No Damage for Delay Clauses," 62 Florida Bar Journal No. 1, January, 1988; "Deposing the Expert Witness," volume 20, The Brief No. 1 American Bar Association, 1990.
"Strategy of Deposing the Expert Witness in Construction Litigation," Volume 13, Trial Diplomacy Journal No. 4, 1990. Co-Author: "Discovery in Construction Litigation," Volume 62, Florida Bar Journal No. 11, 1988; "EPA Draft Rule Protects Creditors from Superfund Liability," Volume 11, South Florida Business Journal, No.s 30, 1991.
"Economic Loss Doctrine and Its Effect Upon Construction Claims," The Construction Lawyer, August 1994. Co-Author: "Florida Condominium Law and Practice-Construction Defect Litigation," Florida Bar Manual, 1996. Assistant Ohio Attorney General, 1979-1980.
Member: Broward County (Chair, Construction Law Committee), Ohio State and American (Chairman Committee on Trial Techniques, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1992-1993. Chair Elect, Economics of Tort and Insurance Law and Practice, 1996-1997) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Chair, Grievance Committee 15-F for Palm Beach County, 1993).
Membership
Member: Order of the Barristers. Moot Court Team Board of Governors. Recipient, Outstanding Brief Writing Award, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Alumni Association.
