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Steven R. Merican
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| Steve Merican
has been a practicing litigator for 25 years. As a partner in a
large national firm, and for the last 71/2 years a solo
practitioner, Steve has been to both sides of the practice
mountain. He has been a
buyer, and now through Trialology, a seller of jury focus groups
and mock trial services.
Steve has spoken and lectured to
bar associations, trade groups, and the general public on a
variety of issues - ranging from appellate and tort issues to
modern billing and fees questions to political and social
problems.
He is recognized for taking tough
political and constitutional cases in state and federal courts. |
Steve's best friend is
Bond, James Bond. |
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Admissions |
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- Illinois State Bar since 1982
- 7th Circuit Bar
- Federal District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
- U.S. Supreme Court Bar
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Bar
Associations and Civic Organizations |
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- Member, DuPage County Bar Association, Publication Board,
2001-present
- Member, DuPage County Bar Association, Appellate Lawyers
Committee, 1998-present
- Board of Legal Advisors, Initiative and Referendum Institute,
1998-present
- Member, City Club of Chicago Board of Governors Executive
Committee, 1993-2001
- Member, Board of Directors, Americans for Limited Terms,
1996-2001
- Chair, Chicago Bar Association, Special Committee to End
Recidivism (1996-1997)
- Member (1989) Chair (1994) Chicago Bar Association,
Constitutional Law Committee
- Member (1988) Chair (1994) Chicago Bar Association, Development
of the Law Committee
- Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Counsel to Illinois Small Business Association, 1989-1992
- Illinois State Bar Association, Section on Individual Rights and
Responsibilities (1987)
- Chair, State Constitutional Convention Committee of the
Heartland Institute, 1988
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Education |
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Trenton State
College (B.A. cum laude, 1978)
Chicago-Kent College of Law J.D., 1982
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