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Steve W. Berman

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Steve W. Berman

Managing Partner
 
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP
1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900
Seattle, Washington  98101
(King Co.)

Telephone: 206-623-7292
Facsimile: 206-623-0594
http://www.hbsslaw.com



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Practice AreasClass Action; Multi-District Litigation; State Government Law; Environmental Litigation; Securities Litigation; Antitrust Class Actions
 
EducationUniversity of Chicago, J.D., 1980, University of Michigan, B.S., with highest distinction, 1976
 
Admitted1980, Illinois; 1982, Washington
 
MembershipsKing County and Washington State (Special District Counsel) Bar Associations.
 
BornHighland Park, Illinois, November 13, 1954
 
BiographyMember, Federal Defender Panel, Seattle-King County Bar Association, 1982-1986. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Puget Sound School of Law, 1984-1985. Lead Special Assistant Attorney General for Tobacco Litigation, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Vermont, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana, 1997-1999.
 
Reported CasesIn re Visa/MasterCard Antitrust Lit., 280 F.3d 124 (2d Cir. 2001); Duncan v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 208 F.3d 1112 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 148 L. Ed. 2d 571 (2000); In re World War 11 Janpanese Forced Labor Litig., 114 F. Supp. 2d 939 (N.D. Cal. 2000); United States ex rel, Twice v. Westinghouse Hanford Co., 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 8816 (E.D. Wash. May 30, 2000); Weinke v. Microsoft Corp., 84 F. Supp. 2d 898 (E.D. Wis. 2000); State ex rel. Napolitano v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 196 Ariz. 382, 998 P.2d 1055 (2000); Haisch v. Allstate Ins. Co., 197 Ariz. 606, 5 P.3d 940 (2000); Banks v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2000 Ohio App. Lexis 5504 (Ohio Ct. App., Franklin Cty. Nov. 28, 2000) Van Noy v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 142 Wn.2d 784, 16 P.3d 574 (2001); Kucera v. Dot, 140 Wn.2d 200, 995 P.2d 63 (2000); Pickett v. Holland Am. Line-Westours, Inc.; 101 Wn. App. 901, 6P.3d 63 (2000). review granted, 143Wn.2d 1001 (2001); Reale v. Ernest & Young, LLP, 101 Wn. App. 1037, 2000 Wash. App. Lexis 1658 (2000). In re Boeing Sec. Litig., 40 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (W.D. Wash. 1998); Garbie v. Chrysler Corp., 8 F. Supp. 2d 814 (N.D. Ill. 1998); Carey v. Kerr-Mcgee Chem. Corp., 999 F. Supp. 1109 (N.D. Ill. 1998); In re Wall Data Sec. Litig., [1996-97 Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 99,292 (W.D. Wash., June 25, 1996); Tenore v. AT&T Wireless Servs., 136 Wash. 2d 322, 962 P.2d 104 (1998), cert. denied, 143 L.Ed. 2d 95, 119 S. Ct. 1096 (1999); Tenore v. AT&T Wireless (Wa. Sup. Court, 1998); Halverson v. Skagit County, 42 F. 3d 1257 (9th Cir. 1994); U.S. ex rel Eitel v. Evergreen Intl. Airlines, 886 F. Supp. 750 (1995); Weinberg v. Insituform Technologies, Inc., Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶98,723 (W.D. Tenn., April 10, 1995); In re Clearly Canadian Securities Litigation, 875 F. Supp. 1410 (N.D. Cal. 1995); In re Immunex Securities Litigation, 864 F. Supp. 142 (W.D. Wash. 1994); Kostanick v. Rocky Mt. Hosp. & Med. Serv., 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18827 (May 11, 1994); P.O.P.S. v. Gardner, 998 F.2d 764 (9th Cir. 1993); Wasnick v. Refco, Inc., 911 F.2d 345 (9th Cir. 1990); In re Badger Mountain Irrigation Dist., 885 F.2d 606 (9th Cir. 1989); In re Aldus Corp. Sec. Litig., {Current Binder} Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 97,376 (W.D. Wash. March 1, 1993); Catherwood v. Portland General Corp., Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 96,921 (D. Or. June 25, 1992); In re Intermec Corp. Sec. Litig., Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 96,858 (W.D. Wash. June 18, 1992); In re Badger Mountain Irrigation Dist. Sec. Litig., 143 F.R.D. 693 (W.D. Wash. 1992); In re Intermec Corp. Sec. Litig., {1991 Transfer Binder} Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 96,578 (W.D. Wash. June 11, 1991); In re Oracle Sec. Litig., Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 96,578 (N.D. Cal. May 6, 1991); In re Washington Public Power Supply Sys. Sec. Litig., 720 F. Supp. 1379 (D. Ariz. 1989); Mirotznick v. Sensney, Davis & McCormick, 658 F. Supp. 932 (W.D. Wash. 1986); Hess v. Inland Asphalt Co., 1990 V.S. Lexis 6465 (E.D. Wash. 1990).
 
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