Steven J. Harper

Steven J. Harper is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University and a regular contributor to The American Lawyer -- Am Law Daily. For 30 years prior to his recent retirement, he was a litigator in a large international law firm, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, which he joined upon graduation from Harvard Law School (magna cum laude) and Northwestern University (combined B.A/​M.A. degrees with distinction and Phi Beta Kappa). He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been included in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America.

His book, Crossing Hoffa: A Teamster's Story was a Chicago Tribune "Best Book of the Year." His other non-fiction book is Straddling Worlds: The Jewish-American Journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold, (Northwestern University Press). His debut novel, The Partnership, was published in May 2010. His award-winning blog, The Belly of the Beast, was selected by the editors of the ABA Law Blawg as one of the best blogs of 2010 (out of more than 3,000 in its directory).