Stephen P. Berzon

sberzon@altshulerberzon.com

Stephen P. Berzon is a partner at Altshuler Berzon LLP. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to Judge Alvin B. Rubin of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He was formerly the Legal Director of the Children's Defense Fund, a public interest organization in Washington, D.C. He has also practiced with the Legal Aid Society of Alameda County and the National Housing and Economic Development Law Project of the law school at the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall). He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has served as Chair of the City of Berkeley Police Review Commission. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Constitution Society and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Northern District of California Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He is also a member of the Ninth Circuit’s Advisory Committee on Rules and Internal Operating Procedures. He served on the Board of Directors of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee from 2000 to 2009. He received the Voting Rights Award from the ACLU of Southern California in 2002. He is listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" for labor and employment law, and in San Francisco Magazine's Northern California "Super Lawyers" in the appellate practice area. In 2009, he was named a "California Lawyer of the Year" by California Lawyer Magazine. He lectures frequently on litigation and legislative matters.