Walker and Peskind

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Steve's practice focuses on providing client advice, with an emphasis on employment and labor law. His expertise includes wrongful discharge, wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, individual employment contract applicability, and other employment related issues.

Steve was a trial attorney with the U. S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. and New York City, handling, among other matters, exemption classification disputes under the Fair Labor Standards Act. One of his cases was cited when the Department rewrote its exemption regulations. Steve has been involved in a number of unique cases, one of which was broadcast on Court TV.

Steve is a frequent lecturer and author on a variety of employment and labor law topics.

Prior Affiliations

Prior to joining Walker & Peskind, Steve spent almost 28 years with Gust Rosenfeld PLC, one of the oldest and most respected law firms in Arizona. Prior to coming to Arizona, Steve was a staff attorney for seven years with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Education

Bar Memberships

• Arizona (1982)
• Various Federal Courts
• Massachusetts (1974)

Professional Affiliations and Leadership

• American Bar Association - member, Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities; member, Insurance Subcommittee; former Chair, Alternatives to Litigation Subcommittee.
• State Bar of Arizona - editor, Discrimination chapter of the Arizona Employment Law Handbook; member, Employment & Labor Law Section; member, Fee Arbitration Committee (Rules subcommittee); member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.
• Arizona Association for Conflict Resolution - President (2011-2012).
• Arizona Labor and Employment Relations Association - Advisory Board Member (2009-present).
• American Arbitration Association - panel of Mediators and Arbitrators.
• U.S. Postal Service - mediator.
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - member, Board of Arbitrators.
• Ranking Arizona Award Winner, Arizona Business Magazine (2008).
• Arizona's Finest Lawyers (2011).
• U.S. Army (1969-1971, First Lt.).

Community Service

Arizona Foundation For Eye Health - First Vice President, Board of Governors; member, Executive Council.

Recent Presentations and Publications

• Panel Member, Roundtable: "14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett", Arizona Labor and Employment Relations Association (September 2009).
• Co-chair, ABA Employment Litigation Skills Training Program, Phoenix (January 2008).
• Speaker, "Creating Legally Defensible Documentation," National Business Institute Seminar (July 2006).
• Speaker, "Avoiding the Legal Landmines: Ensuring Your Investigation Complies With the Law and Protecting Against Fallout From the Investigation," Council on Education in Management Seminar (June 2006).
• Speaker, "Certificate in Human Resources Management," Council on Education in Management Seminar (April 2006).
• Speaker, "Public Section Employment Law Update," Council on Education in Management Seminar (March 2006).