Background
Wheeler, Steven M. was born on January 5, 1949 in Evanston, Illinois, United States.
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Wheeler, Steven M. was born on January 5, 1949 in Evanston, Illinois, United States.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Cornell University (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1974).
Worked at Snell & Wilmer Limited liability partnership (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in General Practice, including Trials and Appeals before State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy Insolvency and Business Reorganization, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate Finance, Corporate and Securities, Copyrights and Licensing, Emerging Business Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental and Natural Resource, Estate Planning and Probate, Financial Institutions, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration, Indian Law, Insurance Company Regulation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor and Employee Relations, Legislation and Government Affairs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Partnerships, Patents, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Public Utilities and Energy, Real Estate, Securities Regulation, Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Arizona.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Order of the Coif. Associate, 1972-1973 and Managing Editor, 1973-1974, Cornell Law Review. Listed in 1991-1996 edition of "Best Lawyers in America." Author: "Avoiding Environmental Liabilities: A Primer for Business," 23 Arizona State Law Journal 483, 1991.
"Minimum Lot Size and the General Welfare," 58 Cornell Law Review 1058, 1973. Chairman, Governor"s Alternative Transportation System Task Force.
Past Chairman: Commission on the Arizona Environment.
Arizona Special Waste Best Management Practices Advisory Commission. Arizona Board of Legal Specialization. Member, Board of Litigation, Mountain States Legal Foundation.
Since its beginning over fifty years ago, Snell & Wilmer has grown to be one of the largest law firms in the Western United States, with over 245 attorneys and support staff in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Orange County, California and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The firm is a member of Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI a Global Association of 120 independent firms. Through Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI and other international contacts, Snell & Wilmer clients have access to independent attorneys and firms practicing throughout the World.
A number of Snell & Wilmer attorneys are fluent in foreign languages, including Finnish, German, Italian, Sinhalese, Spanish and Tamil.
Member, Board of Litigation, Mountain States Legal Foundation.