About Steven N. Berk

Steven N. Berk has over twenty years of litigation experience spanning both the private and public sectors. His practice ranges from representing Fortune 500 Companies, to consumers. Steven is based in Washington, D.C. and founded Berk Law in May 2009.

Over the past four years Steve has rapidly developed considerable expertise in class action litigation. He has been named lead counsel or has had a substantial leadership position in a series of nationally significant product defect and consumer fraud cases. Steve also served as class counsel to tens of thousands of African-American residents of public housing in Dade County Florida, in a Fair Housing case that was successfully resolved with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Miami-Dade County.

Steve also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. As a federal prosecutor, he was trial counsel in over 25 jury trials in the Federal District Court and Superior Court for the District of Columbia. He also prepared and presented several appellate cases before the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and conducted numerous investigations and cases to state and federal grand juries.

In addition to his legal career, Steve has gained significant experience in the world of business and technology by founding and operating his own company, iHappen interactive. Under his direction, the company developed an award-winning and innovative software application used in online marketing.

Practice Areas

  • Litigation
  • Class Action
  • Investor Protection
  • Complex Business Disputes

Professional Associations

  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • National Association of Consumer Attorneys (“NACA”)

Education

  • Boston College School of Law (JD magna cum laude)1985
    • Managing Editor of the Law Review
  • London School of Economics (MSc.) 1982 (International Relations)
  • Washington University, (AB with honors) 1981 (Economics and History)

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • District of Columbia
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit