Career Highlights: Joined ADR Services, July 2023; appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2002, retired April 2023; partner, Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein (now GEKLAW, Inc.), 1980-2002
Law School: George Washington University School of Law
ADR Services
Personal injury, employment, asbestos, insurance, professional malpractice
Retired Judge Steven J. Kleifield likes to tell people that his mother inspired his decision to focus on a career in the law.
"Where I grew up, you were supposed to either be a doctor or a lawyer, and she decided that I was the lawyer type," said Kleifield, who was raised in Skokie, Ill. "I liked to talk about things. I liked to analyze things, and she told me, 'You should be a lawyer,' and that just stuck with me."
