Steven J. Harper

Steven J. Harper was a litigator in a large international law firm for 30 years before retiring in 2008. He graduated from Harvard Law School (magna cum laude) and Northwestern University (combined B.A/​M.A. degrees with distinction and Phi Beta Kappa). He is an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Northwestern University's School of Law, an adjunct instructor in its Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been included in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America and Who's Who.

His first book, Crossing Hoffa: A Teamster's Story was published in June 2007. Straddling Worlds: The Jewish-American Journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold, (Northwestern University Press) was published in January 2008. His debut novel, The Partnership, will be released in March 2010.