| Admission Details | 1978, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
| Education | University of Vermont, B.A.; University of Arizona, J.D. |
| Additional Bio Details | Steve Lesher is a native of Tucson, born on December 31, 1953. He attended college at the University of Vermont (B.A., history, 1975) and then went to law school at the University of Arizona (J.D., with distinction, 1978). He is a member of the bars of the State of Arizona, the White Mountain Apache Tribal Court, the U.S. District Court for the State of Arizona, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In addition to his legal practice Steve serves as a judge pro tem of the Pima County Superior Court, as a Hearing Officer for the Arizona Department of Education and as a Hearing Officer for the Administrative Office of the Arizona Supreme Court.
Steve is A-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is included in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Arizona. He is also listed (for reasons he has never known for sure) in the Social Register.
An experienced insurance and business trial lawyer, Steve's insurance practice also focuses on bad faith and coverage issues.
Seminar Co-Chairman, Insurance Litigation in Arizona, 1992; Premises Liability, 1994, 1995; Insurance Bad Faith, 1996; Direct and Cross Examination, 1997; Motion Practice, 1998; Trying the Case, 1999; Personal Injury in Arizona, 2000. |