Background
Block, Steven W. was born on May 10, 1960 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States.
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Steven W. Block
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University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1982). Pushkin Institute, Moscow, United States.S.R. (Certificate, 1983). Middlebury College (Master of Arts, 1985).
American University (Juris Doctor, 1986).
Tulane University of Louisiana (Master of Laws in Admiralty, 1994). Spoken languages: Russian.
Career
Worked at Smith & Company (Seattle, Washington) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice, Admiralty and Maritime Law, General Commercial Litigation, General Insurance Defense and Coverage, Products Liability Defense, Corporate and Transactional, Transportation Law, Subrogation Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1987, New New York 1988, District of Columbia.
1994, Washington.
United States. District Court, Western District of Washington. 1995, Alaska and United States.
District Court, District of Alaska. Author: "Kooperativ," Olympus, 1994.
"Recent Developments in the Russian Maritime Arbitration Commission," 25 J. March L. & Commander
Member: Maritime Law Association of the United States. Military: n Admiralty, 1994). Formed in 1989, Smith & Company has a sophisticated general civil and trial practice, with particular emphasis on general commercial litigation, general insurance defense and coverage, products liability defense, corporate and transactional work, transportation law, subrogation litigation and admiralty and maritime matters.
The firm actively practices in Washington and Alaska, and for matters outside these jurisdictions, maintains close working relationships with law firms in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, New Orleans, Chicago, New York, London and Tokyo.
The firm represents a broad spectrum of interests, including small businesses, insurers, vessel owners and operators, ship repair and construction facilities and product manufacturers. Smith & Company constantly strives to provide all of the firm"s clients with the highest calibre of legal services, designed to obtain optimum results in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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Member: Maritime Law Association of the United States. Military: n Admiralty, 1994).
