Steve Waldman - Dallas, TX

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1980
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1980
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: With High Honors
  • Forest Park High School, 1974

Languages

• English

• Spanish

Classes and Seminars

• Lectured on preparing witnesses for deposition and trial at Continuing Legal Education courses sponsored by the University of Houston
  
• Frequent Speaker on tort reform and preservation of the civil justice system before the Houston Bar Association
  
• Frequent Speaker on tort reform and preservation of the civil justice system before the Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association
  
• Frequent Speaker on tort reform and preservation of the civil justice system before the South Texas College of Law

Pro Bono Activities

• Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region
• Past Member of the Board of Trustees of Congregation Beth Yeshurun
• Life Member of the 100 Club of Houston
• Life Member of the Longhorn Foundation
• Frequent Contributor to the TIRR (The Institute for Research and Rehabilitation) Foundation
• Houston Food Bank
• American Red Cross
• Institute for Sustainable Peace

Published Works

Articles

• Representing Your Patients: Legal Aspects of Post Concussive Syndrome Cases Texas Medicine Vol. 83, No. 9, September, 1987
  
• Representing Your Patients: The Deposition Texas Medicine Vol. 84, No. 6, June 1988
  
• Evidence: A Road Map for an Auto Accident Case Texas Personal Injury Law Reporter Vol. 8, No. 2, July, 1990
  

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1980
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1980
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law , Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1986

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association, CLE Committee, 2011 - Present (Chair)
• Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 - 2012 (Board of Directors)
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Delta Theta Phi