Steven J Harper

Steven J Harper

September 22, 2017 | The American Lawyer

A Whistleblower Takes On Charlotte School of Law

Will a former Charlotte Law professor's claims finally bring change to the legal education industry?

By Steven J. Harper

4 minute read

August 18, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Trump Teaches Big Law a Lesson

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is notching short-term gains at the risk of long-term pain from its most famous client, argues Steven J. Harper.

By Steven J. Harper

6 minute read

June 22, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Trump and Devos Deliver One-Two Punch on Law School Loans

For young lawyers hoping that public service loan forgiveness could be an answer to a lifetime of student debt burdens, President Trump has some bad news.

By Steven J. Harper

6 minute read

June 02, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The Real Reasons for Big Law's Mental Health Problem

Law firms are following the unfortunate path that has become a dominant approach in the medical profession: treating symptoms rather than the disease.

By Steven J. Harper

10 minute read

May 30, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Trump and the Morgan Lewis Mess

Bad things happen when lawyers make promises that their clients don't keep.

By Steven J. Harper

48 minute read

March 30, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Law School Student Debt the Betsy DeVos Way

Don't rely on the Trump administration to help solve the growing student debt crisis, says columnist Steven J. Harper.

By Steven J. Harper

7 minute read

March 03, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Marginal Law Schools—But Not Students—Could See Savior in Falwell

Any progress that the Obama administration made to increase accountability in higher education seems destined for Trump's dustbin.

By Steven J. Harper

8 minute read

February 17, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Praising Stephen Miller? Seriously?

Dangerous rhetoric and a president who praises it. Where are Trump's lawyers?

By Steven J. Harper

4 minute read

February 06, 2017 | The American Lawyer

All the President's Conflicts

Trump's assault on the integrity of the presidency already makes Richard Nixon look like an amateur—and a saint.

By Steven J. Harper

29 minute read

January 27, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Trump's Nonsensical Conflicts Plan

The president should hope is that no court every reaches the merits of his lawyers' defense of emoluments clause violations.

By Steven J. Harper

51 minute read