Steven J Harper

November 11, 2016 | The American Lawyer

A law school that never should have existed bites the dust; the systemic problems remain.

By Steven J. Harper

13 minute read

November 06, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The scandal enveloping Governor Chris Christie will not go away, but that doesn't seem to bother Donald Trump.

By Steven J. Harper

20 minute read

October 28, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Donald Trump has made remarkable claims about what his administration would do to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other political adversaries. But who would execute his orders?

By Steven J. Harper

11 minute read

October 21, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Is Donald Trump holding his attorneys back, or is it the other way around?

By Steven J. Harper

13 minute read

October 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Steven J. Harper tackles issues of law firm associate salary increases and client costs, writing: Corporate clients truly worried about the long-run might want to spend less time obsessing over young associates' starting salaries and more time focusing on the behavior of older attorneys at their outside firms. In the end, clients will bear the costs of short-term thinking that pervades the ranks of big firm leaders.

By Steven J. Harper

13 minute read

October 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Everyone assumed that Trump refused to release his tax returns because he paid little or no federal income tax. That could be the best-case scenario, writes columnist Steven Harper.

By Steven J. Harper

21 minute read

October 02, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Why Donald Trump will never release his tax returns.

By Steven J. Harper

15 minute read

September 16, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Troubling cultural dots connect the Stanford rape case to Donald Trump's tweet about men and women in the military.

By Steven J. Harper

12 minute read

August 27, 2016 | The American Lawyer

When large firms get it right, give them their due.

By Steven J. Harper

24 minute read

August 19, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Resist 'Trump fatigue' and consider the comments that over time reveal Trump's philosophy.

By Steven J. Harper

13 minute read