Background
Kessler, Steven Leigh was born on August 25, 1957 in New York City. Son of Emanuel D. and Muriel S. Kessler.
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Steven Leigh Kessler
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AB with distinction, Cornell Univercity, 1978; Juris Doctor, Cornell Univercity, 1982.
Career
Assistant district attorney, Bronx (New York) District Attorney' General’ s Office, 1982-1985;
supervising assistant district attorney Civil Forfeiture Unit, Bronx (New York) District Attorney' General’ s Office, 1985-1987;
counsel, Kessler & Kessler, Esquire, New York City, 1987-1990;
partner, Law Offices of Steven L. Kessler, New York City, since 1990;
administrative judge, City of New York, since 1988;
arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, since 1990. Adjunct Professor Lehman College, New York City, since 1983, coordinator Paralegal Studies Program, since 1985. Vice president Legal Computing Systems, New York City, 1988-1989.
Lecturer, mock trial adviser New York City Ptnrship., since 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Member planning board, Bronx Special Olympics, since 1985. Member American Bar Association (Executive Committee criminal justice section 1985-1987, criminal justicesect. special commission on new sentencing legislation since 1985, RICO cases com.1986-), New York State Bar Association (attorney advisor mock trial conference committee since 1988, special commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and the law since 1988), Association Trial Lawyers American, Bronx County Bar assosiation, New York State District Attorneys Association, Association Administrative Law Judges, New York County Lawyers Association, Mortar Board, Aleph Samach Raven and Serpent Honor Society.
