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Steve Meister 
Los Angeles, California
Associate
phone (213) 688-0460
fax (213) 624-1942
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Steve Meister is a former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney with over 15 years of experience trying serious state and federal felony cases. Steve Meister is a lecturer and legal analyst for KCBS-2 (as well as KCAL-9), and a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz and the Loyola Law School where he was managing editor of the Loyola Law Review. Mr. Meister has also served as co-chair of the Criminal Justice Section of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, and he teaches criminal case trails & legal ethics to civil attorneys.

Bar Admissions:
California, 1990
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1999
Education:
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
J.D.
Law Review: Loyola Law Review, Managing Editor, 1988 - 1990


University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California
B.A.
Honors: Honors in Major
Honors: Thesis Honors


Published Works:
When Nothing is Shocking, Loyola Law Review, April, 1989


Closing Argument, Los Angeles Lawyer, Oct., 2003


Innocent Until Proven Guilty, Los Angeles Daily Journal, May, 2004


Representative Clients:
Entertainment
Political/Government
References:
Available Upon Request
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Criminal Case Emergencies, Self, 2002 - Present


Criminal Law Ethics, Self, 2002 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
National Association & Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2004 - 2005
Vice Chair, Indigent Defense Committee


Past Employment Positions:
Los Angeles County, Deputy District Attorney, 1990 - 1998


Media/Political Aide, City of Los Angeles, 1999 - 2002


Pro Bono Activities:
Political Campaigns, 1996 - Present
Ancillary Businesses:
Consulting/Television Commentary
Languages:
Spanish
Hebrew
 
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Telephone: (213) 688-0460
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