San Luis Obispo County (San Luis Obispo) Superior Court
Career Highlights: Retired September 1, 2022, Appointed to the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2003; of counsel, Smith, Tardiff & Crandall, San Luis Obispo, 2001-03; sole practitioner, San Luis Obispo, 1999-2001; sole practitioner, of counsel, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, San Diego, 1994-99; partner, Milberg Weiss, San Diego, 1991-94; associate, Milberg Weiss, 1989-91; assistant U.S. Attorney, San Diego, 1982-89; assistant U.S. Attorney, Newark, New Jersey, 1978-82
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law
Career Highlights: Retired September 1, 2022, Appointed to the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2003; of counsel, Smith, Tardiff & Crandall, San Luis Obispo, 2001-03; sole practitioner, San Luis Obispo, 1999-2001; sole practitioner, of counsel, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, San Diego, 1994-99; partner, Milberg Weiss, San Diego, 1991-94; associate, Milberg Weiss, 1989-91; assistant U.S. Attorney, San Diego, 1982-89; assistant U.S. Attorney, Newark, New Jersey, 1978-82
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN LUIS OBISPO - As a complex civil litigator, Steve Crandall was frustrated by the effort it took to get a judge - most often in federal court - to intercede in a discovery dispute with opposing counsel.
The conflict inevitably would grow into a "massive bulk of paper" over something relatively straightforward and simple, Crandall said.
"It was so hard to get access to a judge in a discove... (continued)
