Jacob A. Stein has been a trial lawyer for 55 years. Mr. Stein received an LL.B. in 1948 from George Washington University. His practice includes a wide variety of civil and criminal litigation, particularly the prosecution of personal injury claims.

His books include: Legal Spectator & More (2003); The Law of Law Firms (1994); Closing Argument, The Art and the Law (1969); Trial Handbook for Maryland Lawyers (1972-2001); District of Columbia Tort Casefinder (1977 & 1983 supp.); Personal Injury Damages (2nd ed. 1991); Damages and Recovery, A Survey of the Law of Damages (1972). He is senior editor of Litigation magazine. He is adjunct professor at Georgetown U. Law School, where he teaches an advanced course in the Federal Rules of Evidence. He also has participated in many continuing education programs and has taught in the Harvard Law School trial practice course from1974 through 1983. He is past president of the District of Columbia Bar and of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. He served as chairman of the Local Rules Committee of the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Mr. Stein is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Other Biographical Details:

Born Washington, D.C., 1925; admitted to bar, 1948, District of Columbia; 1956, Maryland.

Education: George Washington University (A.A.; LL.B., 1948; LL.D., Honorary, 1987).

Recipient: Lawyer of the Year Award, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., 1981; George Washington Law School's Distinguished Alumni Award, 1982. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Suffolk Law School, 1984. Recipient, Council for Court Excellence, Justice Potter Stewart Award, 1998. Recipient, Professional Award for U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, The American Inns of Court Foundation, 2002.

Adjunct Professor of Law: George Washington University Law School, 1984; Georgetown University Law School, 1985-2001; American University Law School, 1987. Visiting Lecturer, Harvard Law School, 1974-1991.

Member: Chairman, Admissions Committee of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1974-1978. Chairman, United States District Court for the District of Columbia Committee on Local Court Rules, 1973-1987. Judicial Conference, District of Columbia Circuit; Committee to Draft Maryland Civil Jury Instructions, 1977. Senior Editor, Litigation Journal, ABA Litigation Section. Selected by the Special Division of the United States Court of Appeals to serve as the Independent Counsel, 1984, re: Edwin Meese, III. The District of Columbia Bar (President, 1982-1983); Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Vice President, 1967-1968; President, 1968-1969; Member, Committee on Grievances and Admissions, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1970-1974); Maryland State Bar Association; American Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (President, 1959-1960). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.