Paul Burton Steinberg (born March 21, 1940) is an American attorney and former politician in the state of Florida.

Early life, education, & military service

Steinberg was born in Brooklyn, New York. He came to Florida in 1957. He graduated from the University of Miami (

BBA Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

, 1961) and from Stetson School of Law ( JD, 1963).PAUL B. STEINBERG District: 36 - Democrat
/ref> He was an editor of the business school newspaper and served on the debate team. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1963 to 1971. He served on active duty in 1963 and was in the reserves from 1964 to 1971. He reached the rank of Petty officer third class.

Political career

He is the former chairman of the Miami Beach Beautification Committee. He served in the

Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...

from 1972 to 1978, as a Democrat, representing the 101st district. He served in the Florida Senate from 1978 to 1982 representing the 36th district. From 1981 to 1982 he served as chairman of the Florida Motion Picture & T.V. Council.

Legal career

He has practiced law with Steinberg & Associates since the firm's founding in 1969.Martindale-Hubbell Law Profile
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References

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