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Notable events/appearances: 
 
 
Regular intervew guest for Bill Moyers, including FEB. 4, 2020: "Bill Moyers and Steve Harper on Lawyers, Liars and Trump on Trial," BillMoyers.com. https://billmoyers.com/story/bill-moyers-and-steve-harper-on-lawyers-liars-and-trump-on-trial/
 
Regular interview guest on BACKGROUND BRIEFING with Ian Masters
 
Regular interview guest on RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett
 
Appearances on NPR's "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered"
 
Regular guest on "THE LAST WORD with Lawrence O'Donnell"

Appearances:

 

MAY 17, 2023: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

"The Debt Ceiling, Clarence and Ginni Thomas, and the U.S. Supreme Court"

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1084&seg=1

 

APRIL 26, 2023: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

Crossing Hoffa

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1081&seg=1

 

APRIL 5, 2023: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

"Trump's Indictment"

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1078

 

FEBRUARY 15, 2023: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

"GOP Plays Politics with the Debt Ceiling"

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1071&seg=1

 

NOVEMBER 16, 2022: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

"Election Aftermath, Russiagate, and Ukraine"

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1059

 

OCTOBER 12, 2022: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

"Trump, the Midterms, and the Battle for Democracy"

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1054

 

JULY 27, 2022: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

"Trump Enablers Don't Become Overnight Heroes: The Lawyers Who Enabled Trump's Assault on Democracy" https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1044

 

JUNE 29, 2022: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

"The January 6 Committee Hearings/Roe v. Wade Overturned"

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1030&seg=1

 

JUNE 17, 2022: BACKGROUND BRIEFING with Ian Masters

"The January 6 Committee Hearings"

https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/2022/06/22/background-briefing-june-22-2022/

 

APRIL 13, 2022: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

"Trump and the 2022 State Elections"

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1030&seg=1

 

MARCH 16, 2022: BACKGROUND BRIEFING with Ian Masters

"Democracy in Crisis: The 2022 State Elections"

https://soundcloud.com/user-830442635/trump-targets-secretaries-of-state-in-his-war-on-american-democracy-1?utm_source=www.backgroundbriefing.org&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fuser-830442635%252Ftrump-targets-secretaries-of-state-in-his-war-on-american-democracy-1

 

FEBRUARY 12, 2022: RADIO PARALLAX with Douglas Everett

"Democracy in Crisis"

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=1023&seg=0

 

FEBRUARY 11, 2021: RADIO PARALLAX with Doug Everett

"Trump's Coup"

http://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=995&seg=0

 

NOVEMBER 19, 2020: RADIO PARALLAX with Doug Everett

"Trump's Post-Election Gambit"

https://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=989

 

OCTOBER 29, 2020: RADIO PARALLAX with Doug Everett

"Pandemic Election"

http://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=985

 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020: RADIO PARALLAX with Doug Everett

"COVID-19"

http://www.radioparallax.com/playshow.php?sid=980&seg=0 

 

 FEB. 6, 2020: Rotary Club - Winnetka
Trump's Impeachment and Trial


FEB. 4, 2020: "Bill Moyers and Steve Harper on Lawyers, Liars and Trump on Trial," BillMoyers.com. https://billmoyers.com/story/bill-moyers-and-steve-harper-on-lawyers-liars-and-trump-on-trial/

JANUARY 22, 2020: BACKGROUND BRIEFING with Ian Masters

"Trump's First Impeachment Trial"

https://soundcloud.com/user-830442635/january-22-2020-steven-harper-mark-lowenthal-david-hearst?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_content=https%3A//soundcloud.com/user-830442635/january-22-2020-steven-harper-mark-lowenthal-david-hearst


DEC. 11, 2019: UNEWS on Univision -- "The Horowitz Report"

DEC. 11, 2019: "Morning Edition" on NPR -- "DOJ Watchdog Will Defend His FBI-Russia Probe Findings"-- https://www.npr.org/2019/12/11/787000968/doj-watchdog-will-defend-his-fbi-russia-probe-findings

DEC. 10, 2019: "All Things Considered" on NPR -- "Michael Horowitz to Testify Before Congress After Delivering Watchdog Report"-- https://www.npr.org/2019/12/10/786835277/michael-horowitz-to-testify-before-congress-after-delivering-watchdog-report

DEC. 1, 2019
"Unpacking Impeachment: An Analysis of the Inquiry"
10:30 am - Noon
Lake Shore Unitarian Society
Winnetka Community House
625 Lincoln Ave.
Winnetka, IL
https://lakeshoreunitarian.org/event/russian-interference-in-u-s-elections/

 

APRIL 23, 2019

"The Noble (and Sometimes Shameful) Role of Attorneys in the Trump Era," The Attorney Search Group, Apr. 23, 2019 (Podcast #25) https://attorneysearchgroup.com/podcasts/

 

AUGUST 22, 2018: BACKGROUND BRIEFING with Ian Masters

"Trump-Russia"

https://soundcloud.com/user-830442635/how-wednesdays-events-affect-the-timeline-of-the-trump-russia-story-steven-harper

 

MAY 1, 2018: BACKGROUND BRIEFING with Ian Masters

"Trump-Russia"

https://soundcloud.com/user-830442635/muellers-questions-for-trump-point-to-collusion-stephen-harper

 

APRIL 27, 2018
"THE LAST WORD with Lawrence O'Donnell" - MSNBC
"Russian Lawyer and House Intelligence Committee Report"
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/exclusive-russian-lawyer-that-met-trump-jr-linked-to-kremlin-1221218883548

 

APRIL 3, 2018
"Making Sense of a Complex Story: The Trump-Russia Investigation"
Wilmette Public Library
1242 Wilmette Avenue
Wilmette, IL
Featured speaker in "One Book, Everybody Reads" series
http://wilmette.libnet.info/event/541757

 

FEB. 23, 2018
"THE LAST WORD with Lawrence O'Donnell" - MSNBC
"Rick Gates' Guilty Plea in Context"
https://archive.org/details/MSNBCW_20180224_030000_The_Last_Word_With_Lawrence_ODonnell

 

JAN. 25, 2018
"BACKGROUND BRIEFING" with Ian Masters
"Updating the Timeline on the Trump-Russia Story"
http://archives.ianmasters.com/content/january-25-trump-starves-palestinians-because-they-snubbed-pence-trump-tries-kill-solar-whil

 

NOV. 26, 2017
"BACKGROUND BRIEFING" with Ian Masters
"A Timeline and Road Map of the Mueller Investigation"
https://www.ianmasters.com/content/november-26-timeline-and-road-map-mueller-investigation-analysis-republicans-so-called-tax-r

 

NOV. 22, 2017

"Here's How to Make Sense of the Trump-Russia Story"

Interview by Bill Moyers

https://billmoyers.com/story/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-trump-russia-connection/

 

NOV. 10, 2017
Illinois State Bar Ass'n
LawEd Program
"Profession Under Pressure"
Chicago, IL
https://www.isba.org/cle/2017/11/10/pressure

 

OCT. 27, 2017
"The Lawyer Bubble - A Profession in Crisis"
Kiroff Bench Bar Conference
Toledo, OH
https://www.toledobar.org/TBA/Membership/Recurring_Events/BenchBar.aspx

 

OCT. 3, 2017
"DAN RATHER'S AMERICA"
Radio Andy on Sirius XM 102 Radio
Interview on the Trump-Russia Timeline -- excerpts at https://thelawyerbubble.com/2017/10/04/dan-rathers-america/

 

AUG. 28, 2017
"THE LAST WORD with Lawrence O'Donnell" - MSNBC
"Felix Sater and the Trump-Russia Timeline" - https://vimeo.com/233337603

 

AUG. 17, 2017
"THE LAST WORD with Lawrence O'Donnell" - MSNBC
"The Trump-Russia Timeline" - https://vimeo.com/230180500

 

AUGUST 7, 2017

"What Don't You Know About the Trump/Russia Connection?"

Interview by Bill Moyers

https://billmoyers.com/story/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-trump-russia-connection/

 

MAY 4, 2017
"100 Days of Deconstruction" discussed on "From a Woman's Point of View"
WMNF radio (88.5) (podcast)
Tampa, FL
http://www.wmnf.org/womens-show-54-100-days-deconstruction-steven-harper-fracking-florida-michelle-allen/

 

JUNE 15-16, 2017

Bloomington, MN
Minnesota State Bar Association's Annual Convention.
June 16 plenary address: "The Role of the Legal Profession in the Trump Era"
June 15 panel discussion: "The Future of Legal Education"

 

APRIL 23, 2017
"Report Card on the Opposition"
American Fault Lines with Lawrence Pintak
KXL 101 radio
Portland, OR (available on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-651056102-77367213)

 

OCTOBER 7, 2016
"Long Day's Journey Into Night: The Evolving Law Firm Partnership & Strategic Models"
Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute
Twenty-First Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum
New York City

 

JANUARY 24, 2015
DuPage County Bar Ass'n Annual Meeting
Keynote address
Lisle, IL

 

OCTOBER 23, 2014
"The Lawyer Bubble - Barriers Facing Minorities"
Pennsylvania Bar Institute Diversity Summit
Philadelphia, PA

 

OCTOBER 24, 2014
"Bankruptcy & Education"
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Symposium
St. John's University School of Law
Jamaica, NY

 

MAY 12, 2014
Legal Inclusiveness and Diversity Summit
Keynote speaker
Denver, CO

 

MAY 6, 2014
The Society of Trial Lawyers
Chicago, IL

 

MAY 3, 2014
"The Future of Law Firms"
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers - Spring Meeting
Chicago, IL


APRIL 16, 2014
"The Future of the Legal Profession"
Chicago Bar Association
Young Lawyers Section
Chicago, IL

 

APRIL 11, 2014
Plenary speaker
2014 NALP Annual Education Conference
Seattle, WA

 

MARCH 5, 2014
Wilmette Rotary Club
Wilmette, IL

 

JANUARY 13, 2014
New Hampshire Public Radio
"The Exchange"


JANUARY 13, 2014
Northwestern University Law School
Guest speaker in course on "Pro Bono in Large Firms"
375 E. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL


JANUARY 8, 2014
Tenth Annual Ingram Symposium
Santa Clara Law School
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara , CA

 

DECEMBER 7, 2013
First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette
600 Ninth Street
Wilmette, IL

 

NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Lawyers Club of Chicago
Union League Club
Chicago, IL

 

OCTOBER 25, 2013
Seton Hall Law Review 2013 Symposium
"Legal Education Looking Forward"
Panel discussion topic: "Law School: What Return(s) on the Investment?"
The Larson Auditorium
Newark, NJ

 

OCTOBER 16, 2013, 9:00 AM (EDT)
Keynote Address
ARK Group 9th Annual Conference
"Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession"
New York City, NY

 

OCTOBER 4, 2013
Center on the Legal Profession
Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA

 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Legal Marketing Association of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

 

JULY 5, 2013
"Lawyers Are Feeling the Pain" on
Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg TV
(http://www.bloomberg.com/video/lawyers-are-feeling-the-pain-JRX5tQUjStSDZGInHgvgPA.html)

 

JUNE 25, 2013
The Nightly Business Report
PBS - "Legal Profession Facing Changes"
(http://nbr.com/2013/06/25/legal-profession-facing-changes-professor/)

 

MAY 22, 2013
"Topical Currents"
WLRN - 91.3 FM (available online at http://wlrn.org/post/profession-crisis-lawyer-bubble)
Miami and South Florida

 

MAY 11, 2013
C-SPAN 2 (Book TV)
Broadcast of earlier appearance at The Book Stall in Winnetka, IL
(https://www.c-span.org/video/?312559-1/the-lawyer-bubble)

 

MAY 7, 2013
US News & World Report interview of Steven J. Harper at Google-plus Hangout with Simon Owens (Assistant Managing Editor of USN&WR)
Now available on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANGxnitcbqQ&list=UUz6ByNrnSVKTyxRV3Y9Rf7Q

 

APRIL 29, 2013
"The Journey Home"
KSFR - 101.1 FM (available online at http://www.ksfr.org/programs/journey-home-ksfr)
Santa Fe, NM

 

APRIL 23, 2013 (C-SPAN 2 taped this event for broadcast at a later date)
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court
Winnetka, IL

 

APRIL 22, 2013
"The Roundtable" with Joe Donahue
WAMC - Northeast Public Radio (available online at http://www.wamc.org/post/lawyer-bubble-steven-harper)

 

APRIL 22, 2013
"The Bill Leff Show"
WGN Radio - 720 AM (available online at http://wgnradio.com/2013/04/22/lawyers-a-profession-in-crisis/)
Chicago

 

APRIL 12, 2013
"The Shrinking Pyramid: Implications for Law Practice and the Legal Profession" --
Panel Discussion
Georgetown University Law Center
Center for the Study of the Legal Profession
Washington, D.C.

 

APRIL 10, 2013, 8:00 am to 9:00 am (CDT), rebroadcast 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm (CDT)
"The Joy Cardin Show"
Wisconsin Public Radio (available online at https://www.wpr.org/shows/lawyer-bubble-0)

 

APRIL 6, 2013, Noon (EDT)
New Hampshire Public Radio
"Word of Mouth" with Virginia Prescott
WEVO - 89.1 FM in Concord; available online at http://nhpr.org/post/lawyer-bubble)

 

APRIL 5, 2013, 10:45 am to 11:00 am (EDT)
New York City
"The Brian Lehrer Show"
WNYC/NPR (93.9 FM/820 AM in NYC area)
(https://www.wnyc.org/story/280425-too-many-lawyers/)

 

APRIL 4, 2013, 11:00 am to Noon (EDT)
Washington, DC
"The Diane Rehm Show"
WAMU (88.5 FM in DC area) and NPR
(https://dianerehm.org/shows/2013-04-04/steven-harper-lawyer-bubble)

 

APRIL 2, 2013, 10:00 am to 11:00 am (CDT)
Illinois Public Media
"Focus" with Jim Meadows
WILL-AM - 580 (online at http://will.illinois.edu/focus)

 

APRIL 2, 2013, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (CDT)
"Think" with Krys Boyd
KERA - Public Media for North Texas
90.1 FM (online at https://think.kera.org/2013/04/02/a-profession-in-crisis/)


MARCH 29, 6:34 pm to 7:44 pm (EDT)
Capital City Recap with Michael Cohen
WILS-AM 1320 (online at http://1320wils.com/pages/capital-city-recap-segments)

 

MARCH 18, 2013, 12:07 pm to 12:17 pm (EDT)
New Hampshire Public Radio
"Word of Mouth" with Virginia Prescott
WEVO - 89.1 FM in Concord; available online at http://nhpr.org/post/lawyer-bubble)

 

OCTOBER 1, 2012
Stanford, CA
Stanford Law School
Center on the Legal Profession

 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012, 9:00 am
Chicago, IL
University of Chicago Booth School of Business Gleacher Center
Keynote Address: "Thinking Beyond Short Term Metrics," ARK Conference, ARK Group/Managing Partner's Conference on Law Firm Pricing & Profitability.

 

MAY 1, 2012
Law Talk Radio

NOVEMBER 15, 2011
Washington, DC
The Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court





Other Noteworthy Appearances:

SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010
Convocation Address to the Class of 2010
Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
Welsh-Ryan Arena at McGaw Hall
Evanston, IL

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis Book Festival

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Festival of the Book

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Bloomington, IL
WJBC - 1230 AM - with Ron Ross

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Chenoa, IL
Chenoa Public Library

MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court
811 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL


Other Appearances:

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009
Cheshire, CT
Temple Beth David

 

TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009
Chicago, IL
Association of Jewish Libraries

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
Wheeling, IL
Indian Trails Library

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009
Wilmette, IL
Sukkat Shalom

 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2009
Tulsa, OK
Jewish Federation of Tulsa and B'Nai Emunah

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2008
Evanston, IL
Northwestern University Political Union

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008
Champaign-Urbana, IL
"Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn"
WILL-580AM

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
Naperville, IL
Naperville Public Library

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
Chenoa, IL
Chenoa Public Library

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
Bloomington, IL
"The Ron Ross Show"
WJBC-1290AM

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
Bloomington, IL
Barnes & Noble

SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008
Glencoe, IL
Rena Sternberg Gallery

SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2008
Chicago
PRINTERS' ROW BOOK FAIR

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008
New York City
"The Joey Reynolds Show"
WOR-710AM

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2008
New York City
"The Joey Reynolds Show"
WOR-710AM

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008
Annapolis, MD
ANNAPOLIS BOOK FESTIVAL

MARCH 26 - 27, 2008

"Justice and Diplomacy After World War II"
Charlottesville, VA
VIRGINIA FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK

(c-span video: https://www.c-span.org/video/?202746-3/justice-diplomacy-world-war-ii)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008
Winnetka, IL
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008
Chicago
"Extension 720 - with Milt Rosenberg"
WGN-720AM

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2008
New York City
"The Joey Reynolds Show"
WOR-710AM

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008
Evanston, IL
Northwestern University

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2007
Oak Park, IL
The Nineteenth Century Club

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2007
New York City
Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
New York University

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2007
"The Bob Edwards Show" on XM Public Radio (XM 133)

MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007
USA Radio Network
"DayBreak USA" with Al Lerner and Scott West

MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007
New York City
"The Leonard Lopate Show"
New York Public Radio - WNYC-93.9FM, 820AM

FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2007
New York City
"The Joey Reynolds Show"
WOR-710AM

MONDAY, JULY 23, 2007
Minnesota - Independent Public Radio
"Minnesota Morning" with Karen Wright

SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2007
Washington, DC
Politics and Prose Bookstore
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW

MONDAY, JULY 2, 2007
Chicago
"EXTENSION 720" with Milt Rosenberg
WGN-720AM

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2007
Skokie, IL
Barnes & Noble - Old Orchard

SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2007
Minneapolis
Northern Lights Radio News with Beth Kidd
LITE-FM (102.9) and JACK-FM (104.1)

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2007
Minneapolis
"Good Morning Minnesota" with Governor Tim Pawlenty
WCCO-830AM

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2007
Winnetka, IL
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court

THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2007
Edina, MN
Barnes & Noble at the Galleria

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007
Minneapolis, MN
"First News Edition"
KARE-TV - Channel 11

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007
"Showcase Minnesota"
KARE-TV - Channel 11
http://www.showcaseminnesota.com/show/client_article.aspx?storyid=257397

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007
Minneapolis, MN
"Mondale & Jones"
WCCO-830AM

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007
St. Paul, MN
St. Anthony Park Branch - St. Paul Library

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2007
New York City
"The Joey Reynolds Show"
WOR-710AM

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007
Chicago, IL
Printers' Row Book Fair
"Steven J. Harper In Conversation With James Grossman"

(c-span: https://www.c-span.org/video/?198470-4/crossing-hoffa-teamsters-story)

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007
Chicago, IL
"Eight Forty-Eight with Steve Edwards"
Chicago Public Radio - WBEZ-91.5FM