Chicago Office
300 N. LaSalle Street Suite 4000
Chicago,
Illinois
60654
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Professional Experience
Steven V. Hunter is a trial lawyer with first-chair experience representing companies in all phases of litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including discovery, “e-discovery,” motions practice, arbitration, mediation, jury trials, bench trials and appeals. Mr. Hunter has experience:
- Representing financial institutions and banks in commercial loan, multi-creditor/participating loan, lender liability, fraud and consumer fraud disputes including the recovery and disposition of several million dollars of secured assets.
- Representing international raw material, component and end-product manufacturers (Chinese, UK and Korean) in product liability, breach of contract and business tort claims brought in U.S. courts (with a particular emphasis on challenging jurisdiction).
- Representing closely held corporations as well as members and shareholders in “corporate divorce”/corporate dissolution disputes.
- Representing construction managers, owners and trades in construction-related disputes.
- Representing landlords and tenants in commercial leasing disputes.
- Representing entertainers and professional athletes in business and personal liability disputes.
- Representing companies and individuals before various Illinois state and local administrative agencies.
- Representing companies in breach of contract and business tort disputes.
- Representing pro bono clients in criminal, family law and political asylum proceedings.
Mr. Hunter also has significant experience managing high-volume ESI productions, computer forensic analysis and complex data preservation issues. He is an ACEDS certified electronic discovery specialist,* and he is regularly invited to speak on issues related to electronic discovery, trial practice, legal ethics, pro bono and diversity in the legal profession. * The bars of Illinois and New York do not recognize legal specialties.
Education and Honors
- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2002)
Barrister’s Council, Trial Division Chairman. American College of Trial Lawyers "Excellence in Trial Advocacy" Award (2001-2002). National Black Law Students Association (National Attorney General).
- Brown University (A.B., 1999)
Degree: Political Science & Economics. AMTA Mock Trial Team Chairman. AMTA Eastern Regional Mock Trial Tournament (Best Advocate, 1999).
Bar Admissions
Illinois,
2002
New York,
2011
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2002
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2004
Illinois State Court, 2002
New York State Court, 2011
Professional Recognition
- Illinois State Bar Association: “2012 Young Lawyer of the Year”.
- National Bar Association’s “Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40” (2011).
- “Men of Excellence” Award, Chicago Defender (2011).
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, “Public Interest Convocation Award” (2010).
- Selected for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers®–Rising Stars Editions 2009-2012 (Commercial Litigation).
- “40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 To Watch,” Law Bulletin Publishing Company, Chicago Lawyer Magazine and The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (2008).
- “Maurice Weigle Exceptional Young Lawyer Award,” Chicago Bar Association (2006).
- “National Pro Bono Associate Award,” DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, US LLP (2006).
- “Chicago Office Pro Bono Associate of the Year,” DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, US LLP (2005).
- “Distinguished Service Award,” Chicago Volunteer Legal Service Foundation (2004).
- “National Pro Bono Associate Award,” Piper Rudnick, LLP (2003).
Professional and Civic Activities
- Quarles & Brady National Diversity Committee.
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (Fellow).
- Chicago Child Care Society (Board Member).
- The Chicago Sinfonietta (Board Member).
- HealthConnect One, Inc. (Board Member).
- Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee (Hearing Officer).
- Iona Calhoun School of Classical Ballet, Inc. (Board Member).
- Chinatown Legal Clinic (Clinic Co-Chairman).
- Chicago United (Member).
- Brown University Club of Chicago (Member).
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (Member, Chicago Alumni Chapter).
- Chicago Bar Association (Former chairman of committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity).
- The Chicago Bar Foundation (Former member of the Young Professionals Board).
- Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Inc. (Former board member and clinic chairman).
- National Bar Association (Member).
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member).
- New York State Bar Association (Member).
- Chicago Committee on Minorities In Large Law Firms (Former Associate’s Committee Member).
- Asian Legal Services Clinic (Former clinic chairman).
Selected Presentations/Publications
- Practicing Law Institute (Faculty), “Information Technology Law Institute 2012: Innovations in Apps, E-books, Cybersecurity, Mobile Technology, Privacy and Social Media”; April 4, 2012 (San Francisco, CA) and April 20, 2012 (New York, NY).
- DePaul University College of Law (Guest Lecturer): "Digital Age Discovery," DePaul Health Law Series.
- Author, “4 lessons counsel can learn from Da Silva Moore,” InsideCounsel magazine (April 10, 2012).
- Quoted, “The challenges of collecting data outside the U.S.,” InsideCounsel magazine (January 2012).
- Author, “E-discovery: Congress might revise e-discovery rules again,” InsideCounsel magazine (December 2011).
- Author, “E-Discovery: The End Can Justify The Means,” InsideCounsel magazine (November 2011).
- Author, “E-Discovery: What Increased Data Protection Means for the Global Economy,” InsideCounsel magazine (October 2011).
- Speaker, “Building the Artists’ Team,” Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference (October 2011).
- Author, “E-Discovery: Cutting Costs With Predictive Coding,” InsideCounsel magazine (September 2011).
- Author, “E-Discovery: 9 Points Impacting Discovery Costs,” InsideCounsel magazine (August 2011).
- Author, “E-Discovery: Ascending to the Cloud Creates Negligible E-Discovery Risk,” InsideCounsel magazine (July 2011).
- Co-presenter, “Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of Sanctions,” Exterro® Webcast, November 10, 2011.
- Featured, “Managed well, diversity can lead to innovation,” Chicago Tribune, September 6, 2010.
- Speaker & Moderator, “Breaking Barriers: Building Bridges,” “On Board”, Chicago Bar Association Conference, 2011.
- Speaker, “Breaking Barriers: Building Bridges,” for “Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct: A New Beginning in 2010,” Chicago Bar Association Conference, 2009.
- Speaker, “Breaking Barriers: Building Bridges,” for “Ethical Pitfalls for Litigators,” Chicago Bar Association Conference, 2008.
- Speaker & Moderator, “Breaking Barriers: Building Bridges,” for “Proven Strategies: Alternative Dispute Resolution,” Chicago Bar Association Conference, 2007.
- Speaker & Moderator, “Breaking Barriers: Building Bridges,” for “Globalization: The In-House Perspective,” Chicago Bar Association Conference, 2006.
- Panelist; “Practicing Law at a Large Law Firm in Chicago;” Chicago Road Show; Harvard University Black Law Students Association; Harvard University Law School; Cambridge, Massachusetts; 2005.
Reported Cases Corus Bank, N.A. v. Eduard De Guardiola, 593 F.Supp.2d 991 (December 17, 2008).
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