CURRICULUM VITAE

EDWARD RICHARD STEGE

Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
1961-65; A.B. Degree

Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1975-76) (Public Welfare Litigation in the Federal Courts).

Adjunct Professor of Law, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University (1978-79) (Clinical Legal Education).

Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1996- 99) (Trial Tactics).

Some Perplexities in Wisconsin Excess Liability Law, 1967 Wis. L. Rev. 483.

The Mediation of Civil Rights Disputes: Open Housing in Milwaukee, 1968 Wis. L. Rev. 1127.

Welfare Litigation Materials (Case Western Reserve University, 1975).

Unemployment Compensation in Ohio, (Legal Services Training Manual, 1977).

Discovery in Title VII Actions (EEOC/ABAR Materials, 1979).

Class Actions in Title VII (EEOC/ABAR Materials, 1980).

The Constitution and the Family, 1987 Cleveland Bar Journal 309.

Psychological Testimony in Foster Parent Adoption: A Case Report, 1988 Journal of Clinical Child Psychology 164.

The Role of a "Medicaid Payback Trust" in Personal Injury Awards Granted to Disabled Persons, Ohio Lawyer (March/April 1994) (with D.A. Wainey and J.L. Lowder).

The Use of "Bad Acts" and Other Character Evidence in the Trial of Civil Cases, Ohio Trial (Summer, 1995).

Trial Ethics: An Ethics Checklist for Ohio Trial Lawyers, Cleveland Bar Journal (March, 1997).

Remedies for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Ohio Lawyer, January 2001.

Board of Editors, The University of Wisconsin Law Review (1966-68).

Order of the Coif, University of Wisconsin School of Law (1968).

Claude E. Clarke Award, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (1974).

Board of Directors, National Employment Law Project (1974-82).

Board of Trustees, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (1980-86; 1993-99).

Panel of Evaluators for the Early Neutral Evaluation program of the Cleveland Bar Association (subsequently the Mediation program for the Common Pleas Court) (1989-present).

Federal Court Panel of Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutrals for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1992-present).

Panel of Mediators and Arbitrators appointed by the Ohio State Bar Association to resolve fee disputes between lawyers (1992-present).

Distinguished Service Award, The Vanguards of Cleveland (1994).

Master of the Bench, Harold H. Burton Chapter, American Inns of Court (1994).

Regional Training Leadership, Trial Practice Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association (1994-99).

Nominating Committee, The Cleveland Bar Association (1997).

Program Co-Chair, Trial Practice Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association (1997-2000).

President, Harold H. Burton Chapter, American Inns of Court (1998-99).

Chair, Professional Ethics Committee, Cleveland Bar Association (1998-99).

Judicial Conference of the Eighth Appellate Judicial District (2000).

Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Ohio Jury Instructions Revisions Committee (Medical Malpractice and Related Instructions) (2001-02).

Harold H. Burton Chapter, the American Inns of Court, Master of the Bench (1991-present).

National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (1995-present).

Trial Practice Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association (1994-present).

Trial Evidence Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association (1993-present).

Professional Ethics Committee, Cleveland Bar Association (1993-present); Vice-chair (1996-98); Chair (1998-99).

American Trial Lawyers Association (1988-present); Birth Trauma Litigation Group (1996-present); Nursing Home Litigation Group (1996-present).

Litigation Section, American Bar Association (1989-present).

Business Law Section, American Bar Association (1998-present).

Labor and Employment Law Section, American Bar Association (1989-present).

Tort and Insurance Law Section, American Bar Association (1991-present).

Litigation Section, Ohio State Bar Association (1990-present).

Litigation Section, Cleveland Bar Association (1989-present).

Labor and Employment Law Section, Cleveland Bar Association (1989-present).

Division of Fees Mediation and Arbitration Committee of the Cleveland Bar Association (1992-present).

Ohio State Bar Association (1968-present).

Cleveland Bar Association (1979-present).

American Bar Association (1989-present).

National Employment Lawyers Association (1992-present).

Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers (1992-present).

Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (1989-present).

Welfare Litigation, Case Western University School of Law, 1975.

Legal Services Lawyer Training Program, Ohio State Legal Services Association, 1977.

Clinical Legal Education, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1978-79.

Trial Advocacy, The Legal Services Corporation and Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1979.

The Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses: A Demonstration, The Harold H. Burton Inns of Court, 1993.

Evidence at Trial: Making Your Case, National Education Network, 1993.

Legal Issues for Case Managers, Ohio Association of County Boards of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities, 1993.

Tort Litigation and the Probate Court, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1993.

Damages in Tort, National Education Network, 1993.

The Model Uniform Employment Termination Act, Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention, 1994.

Successfully Dealing with Psychiatric Testimony in the Courtroom, National Education Network, 1994.

What Every Trial Lawyer Wants To Know, Jurors' Reactions to Counsel's Trial Conduct, Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, Cleveland, 1994.

The Practical Aspects of Deposition Practice, The Harold H. Burton Inns of Court, 1994.

An Ethics Checklist: Avoiding the Twenty-Five Common Pitfalls, The Cleveland Bar Association, 1995.

Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses, ABA Section of Litigation Regional Workshop, Cleveland, OH, October, 1996.

Closing Argument Demonstration, Trial Practice Committee of the ABA Litigation Section's Spring Workshop, Williamsburg, VA (March, 1997).

Evidence in Trial Practice in Ohio, National Business Institute Seminar, 1997.

Trial Tactics, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Spring semester 1997, Spring semester 1998.

Great Lakes Deposition Skills Training Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, March 1996; March 1998.

Juvenile Justice NITA Training Program, The Cleveland Bar Association and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, March 1998.

Effective Voir Dire: A Demonstration, ABA Section of Litigation Annual Meeting, New York City, April 1998.

Bad Faith Litigation in Ohio, National Business Institute seminar, June 1998.

Courtroom Ethics, The American Bar Association Annual Meeting, August 1999.

Professionalism in Action, Cleveland Bar Association, October 1999.

Remedies for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Cleveland Marshall College of Law Annual Elder Law Conference, December, 2000.

Master Advocates Program, San Diego, 1995.

Teacher Training Program, Harvard, 1995.