Steven Bader - Raleigh, NC

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington, May, 2010
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • St. Cloud State University, May, 2007
    B.S., Bachelor of Science
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Major: Mass Communications, Business Management

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Published Works

Articles

• “Communicable Disease Coverage in the Age of COVID-19,” DRI, For the Defense, Vol. 64, No. 1, January 2022
  
• “The Last Line of Defense: The ISO Virus Exclusion Meets COVID-19 Business Interruption Suits” (co-author with CSH colleague Jennifer Welch) DRI, For the Defense, Vol. 62, No. 12, December 2020
  
• “Down on the Farm: Does the Pollution Exclusion Remove Coverage for E. Coli Infections Linked to Petting Zoos” DRI, For the Defense, Vol. 61, No. 7, July 2019
  
• “Supreme Shift: Lessons the Defense Bar Can Learn from Recent Supreme Court Opinions” Minnesota Defense, Volume 39, Issue 3, Fall 2018
  
• “Join the Retail and Hospitality Committee” (co-author), Minnesota Defense, Volume 38, Issue 2, Summer 2017
  
• “Develop Effective Trial Themes from Discovery to Trial” Featured Article, DRI Trials and Tribulations, the Newsletter of the Trial Tactics Committee, Volume 22, Issue 4
• “The Joke is on Your Client: An Analysis of Liability Coverage and Defense for the Creators of Online Parody Accounts” DRI, For the Defense, Vol. 57, No. 4, April 2015
• “Every Dog Has its Day (In Court) – Defending Dog Attack Cases in Minnesota” Minnesota Defense, Volume 35, Issue 1, Spring 2014
• “When the Grass Turns Brown: Prosecuting Marijuana Mixtures in Minnesota” Bench and Bar of Minnesota, Volume LXIX Number 1, January 2012

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 2020
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
• Minnesota, 2010
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court District of North Dakota