Jeffrey Wayne Steinberger is an American trial

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, a judge

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, an adjunct professor of law, and a TV legal analyst who lives in

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Education

Steinberger attended

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, and he received his

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degree from the

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School of Law.

Career

After being admitted to the

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, Steinberger worked for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. He worked for 20 years as judge pro tem for the Los Angeles County Superior Court system and was the youngest sitting judge pro tem ever appointed in California. He also serves as a federal arbitrator appointed by the

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. In addition, he was appointed fellow of the United States Supreme Court, a fellow of the

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, a member of the

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Board of Arbitrators, and he was accepted into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, eligible to members of the Top Trial Lawyers in America. He also is a member of Mensa. He is founder and senior partner of the Law Offices of Jeffrey W. Steinberger. Steinberger is an adjunct professor in media studies at the

. In addition, he is a member of the

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Cases

Steinberger successfully litigated the nation's largest mass tort litigation ruling ever in a silicone implant case, which was awarded $4.9 billion in a class action. Two weeks after the jury award, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration called for a voluntary moratorium on the use of all silicone breast implants. He was a lead litigator in a mass

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tort trial that ended in a $50 billion landmark class-action award. He also was a litigator in a class-action

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suit, which was awarded a $3.9 billion settlement. Steinberger has appeared as a TV legal analyst and commentator discussing high-profile cases on national media outlets, including HLN (Amanda Knox) and CNN Conrad Murray/Michael Jackson Death Case,

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about the

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molestation trial coverage, Fox News for the

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murder trial and

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's DUI case,

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for the

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rape trial,

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and his illegal

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ring, the O. J. Simpson Las Vegas robbery case, and

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's stalking case,

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"Breaking News" for the

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murder trial,

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for the

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murder trial, and ABC News about the

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theft trial. He has also appeared on

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, "

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," "

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," and ''West Coast Business Reviews "Show Me The Business." Steinberger represented several families in 1995 against two California cemeteries in statewide class-action suits of the mishandling of bodies where caskets turned up empty.

Writing

He writes a column titled "Legal Issues" for ''

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''. He has also been published in '' U.S. News & World Report'' and

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. He has authored one book, ''How to Make Your Kid a Star'', released in June 1998.

References

External links

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List of ''Entrepreneur'' articles by Jeffrey Steinberger

Television news program airing comments made during Spector trial
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