Steve Katz Appointed to California Lawyers Association Appellate Courts Committee
Constangy is pleased to announce that Steve Katz has been appointed to the California Lawyers Association (CLA) Appellate Courts Committee.
The Appellate Courts Committee, established more than 50 years ago and now part of CLA’s Litigation Section, is dedicated to advancing appellate practice in California. Committee members contribute to the development of appellate law by organizing educational programs, writing articles, providing feedback on proposed appellate rules, and working on initiatives that promote access to justice in the appellate courts. The California Lawyers Association, which became independent from the State Bar of California in 2018, focuses on supporting the legal profession through education, networking, and advocacy.
Steve chairs Constangy’s Appellate practice group. He has been a state bar-certified appellate specialist for two decades, handling over 130 appeal and writ proceedings for parties and amici before all levels of appellate courts across the country, including the U.S. and California Supreme Courts and half the federal circuits.
He has also defended employers at the trial level in more than 150 class, representative, and collective actions, as well as numerous other employment and commercial cases. He concentrates his practice in wage and hour litigation, and has defended employers in retail sales, pharmaceuticals, information technology, food service, manufacturing, automotive, hospitality, education, defense, insurance and professional sports.
A former federal law clerk, Steve also formerly served on the clinical faculties at UCLA School of Law and Stanford Law School. A Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, he frequently appears in the press as a commentator on developments in employment law.
