Steve Harber is a founding partner at McCune & Harber, LLP. Steve defends private and public entities in employment cases, including cases involving discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour disputes, and has extensive experience in defending premises liability actions, wrongful death cases and major injuries. He has been designated a Southern California “Super Lawyer.” He has several landmark appellate published decisions in the field of employment, public entity claims and supervision cases involving discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour disputes, and has extensive experience in defending premises liability actions, wrongful death cases and major injuries. He has been designated a Southern California “Super Lawyer.” He has several landmark appellate published decisions in the field of employment, public entity claims and supervision cases.

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Illustrative Professional Experience

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Trial counsel in employment cases involving sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

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Trial counsel for Fortune 500 companies involving assault and battery, premises liability and products liability.

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Counsel to various companies providing opinions and recommendations, including pre-litigation opinions, involving human resource matters and potential employment litigation.

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Trial counsel in various cases representing public entities, including premises liability, brain injury cases, racial harassment, dangerous condition and vehicular matters. 

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Southern California “Super Lawyer”.

 

Significant Published Opinions

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1. Sistare-Meyer v. YMCA, 58 Cal.App.4th 10​

2. Randas v. YMCA, 17 Cal.App.4th 158​

3. City of Ontario v. Sup. Ct., 12 Cal.App.4th 894​

4. C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High Sch. Dist., 189 Cal.App.4th 1166

 

 

Professional Activities

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Board of Directors – Childcare International

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Board Member – Maranatha High School

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Arbitrator and Judge Pro Tempore (Los Angeles County/Orange County)

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Author "Releases Reconsidered" – The Verdict

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Association of Southern California Defense Counsel

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Lecturer and panelist – various litigation topics throughout the country involving

premises liability, employment matters and discrimination

 

Education

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Bachelor of Science, University of Southern California (1981)

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Juris Doctor, McGeorge School of Law — University of the Pacific (1985)

​Pacific Law Journal, Law Review

Moot Court Honors Board

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Admissions

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State Bar of California ​

U.S. District Court — Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California ​

​Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals