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Steven D. Irwin chairs the firm's employment and government relations practice groups. He joined Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLC as a partner in 2001. Steve focuses his practice on civil litigation, with an emphasis on employment, securities, construction and contract matters, unfair competition, trademark disputes, government investigations and other business issues.
In 2006, Steve was sworn in by the Pennsylvania State Senate as the third member of the Pennsylvania Securities Commission. Click here to read the news release.
Academics Georgetown University School of Law (J.D., 1986)
Harvard (B.A., cum laude, 1981) Professional Experience
Legislative Assistant for Transportation, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter
Law Clerk, Judge Joseph F. Weis, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Transition Team member (Transportation), Governor Edward Rendell
Transition Team Member (Public Works), County Executive Dan Onorato
Former Commissioner, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Co-chair, Mayor’s Task Force on Mon-Fayette Expressway
Publications
Author, The Fair Labor Standards Act: The High Cost of Non-Compliance
Employee Relations Law Journal, 2007
Co-author, Advanced Construction Law in Pennsylvania
National Business Institute, 2003
Co-author, Mechanics’ Lien Law and Strategies in Pennsylvania
National Business Institute, 2002
Speaking Engagements
Presenter, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board Forum, "Aging: It’s not the same old story - Preparing for the next workforce" - October 2007
Moderator, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., "Protecting Seniors from Fraud" - January 2008 Professional and Community Activities Member, Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry
Member, U.S. Civil Rights Commission's Pennsylvania Advisory Committee
Chair, Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh
Chair, Pittsburgh Council of the Anti-Defamation League
Former Trustee, United Jewish Federation
Member, United Jewish Federation Board of Delegate
Former Chair, Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition
President, Western Pennsylvania Chapter of Americans for Democratic Action
Former president, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
Chair, Stewards of the Head of the Ohio
Professional Accolades
2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine/Philadelphia Magazine | 