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Stephen Barkai Pershing
also known as Steve Pershing
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Licensed in Maryland for 11 years
State: Maryland
Acquired: 2014
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 19 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Licensed in Virginia for 35 years
State: Virginia
Acquired: 1990
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Stephen Barkai Pershing
1416 E St NE, Washington, DC, 20002-5444
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Stephen Barkai Pershing's Reviews
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Posted by Kris | March 6, 2023 | Hired Attorney
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Awesome attorney
Steve genuinely cares about people. He is a great listener first and gives great advice. He represented my wife in the past and now he is representing me. Consider yourself blessed if you meet him. He makes his clients feel comfortable.
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Experience
Work Experience
2014 - Present
Sole practice, Pershing Law PLLC (civil rights, elder law, mediation), Washington, D.C.
2011 - Present
Founding executive director and faculty, Washington Consortium for Law Externships and Exchange (non-profit consortium of law schools), Washington, D.C.
1999 - Present
Professorial Lecturer (adjunct faculty), George Washington University Law School
2009 - 2011
Director and faculty, UCDC Law Program, Univ. of California Washington Center, Washington, D.C.
2005 - 2009
Senior litigation counsel, Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C. (public interest firm), Washington, D.C.
1996 - 2005
Senior trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, D.C.
1989 - 1996
Legal director, ACLU of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
1987 - 1989
Law clerk, U.S. District Court, E.D. Mich. (Hon. Julian A. Cook, Jr.), Detroit, Mich.
Associations
2016 - Present
National Association of Elder Law AttorneysMember
2016 - Present
National Guardianship AssociationMember
2015 - Present
Fairfax Bar Association (Employment and Elder Law Sections)Member
2015 - Present
Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers AssociationMember
2015 - Present
District of Columbia Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2009 - Present
Association of American Law Schools (Clinical Section)Member
2009 - Present
Clinical Legal Education AssociationMember
2007 - Present
District of Columbia Bar (Courts Section)Chair, Access to Justice Committee, 2013-present
2003 - Present
American Constitution SocietyMember
1990 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1986 - Present
American Civil Liberties UnionBoard chair, Northern Va. chapter, 1997-2013
1985 - Present
National Lawyers GuildMember
Education
1987
University of Virginia School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1979
Harvard College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
French
German
Hebrew