Stephen J. Neuberger
Stephen J. Neuberger
Stephen J. Neuberger was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. He joined forces with his father Tom in 2003 and became a firm partner thereafter. Steve has embraced Tom’s philosophies and has developed a broad base of experience in First and Fourteenth Amendment law.
He is currently the firm expert in the area of First Amendment public employee free speech and petition clause retaliation law.
Education:
After graduating from St. Marks high school in 1996, Steve graduated from the University of Delaware in 2000 with a B.A. in history. In 2003, Steve received his J.D. from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law where he distinguished himself in trial advocacy and received the Barrister’s Award.
Professional Background:
Beginning in 1998, Steve spent several summers working for The Rutherford Institute, an international, nonprofit civil liberties organization committed to defending constitutional and human rights located in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was this experience that turned him towards becoming an attorney. After enrolling at Temple Law, Steve served as a law clerk for Tom and specialized in briefing the areas of free speech and other legal issues in employment and civil rights litigation.
Memberships:
Steve was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 2003. He is presently a member of the bars of the United States Supreme Court (2008), the Delaware Supreme Court (2003), the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2004), the Fourth Circuit (2004), and the D.C. Circuit (2004), as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (2004). Steve also is a member of the Delaware State Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), the American Association for Justice, the National Crime Victim Bar Association and the Philadelphia chapter of NELA.
Accomplishments:
Steve has given the following speeches, lectures and presentations:
“Civil Justice for Victims of Crime in Delaware” Training Institute presented by The National Center For Victims of Crime and co-sponsored by the Delaware Criminal Justice Council, Delaware Department of Justice, CONTACT Lifeline and the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence - September 8, 2008 - University of Delaware - Newark, DE
- Co-presenter and panel member discussing the options available to Delaware crime victims in the civil justice system.
Rutherford Institute Summer Internship Speaker Series - July 25, 2008 - Charlottesville, VA
- Lectured on the topic of “Litigating in the Public Interest” with specific emphasis on First Amendment free speech and Fourth Amendment excessive force issues.
“Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases” CLE sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Plaintiff’s Employment Panel of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - December 7, 2007 - Philadelphia, PA
- Lectured on the topic of “Avoiding the Ethics Minefield after EEOC v. Hora, 239 Fed.Appx. 728 (3d Cir. 2007).”
Rutherford Institute Summer Internship Speaker Series - July 20, 2007 - Charlottesville, VA
- Lectured on the topic of “Litigating in the Public Interest.”
National Employment Lawyers Association, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Chapter - December 13, 2006 - Philadelphia, PA
- Lectured on the case of Springer v. Henry, 435 F.3d 268 (3d Cir. 2006), and the application of First Amendment free speech and petition clause rights in the public employee context.
‘AVA Anthrax Vaccine Seminar’ - October 28, 2006 - Washington, D.C.
- Lectured on the case of Adkins v. Rumsfeld, 289 F.Supp.2d 579 (D.Del. 2005), the application of First Amendment free speech rights in the military context, and the impact of Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 210 (2006), on the free speech rights of members of the military.
