Steve German has been practicing law in Arizona since 1993, and is also licensed in Ohio. Steve spent six years employed at a large law firm in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1999, Steve started his own law firm, devoting his practice to protecting individual rights. His clients are victims of insurance companies that refuse to pay long-term disability benefits, victims (and surviving families) of rollover and tread-separation accidents, nursing home neglect, medical malpractice, and other tort-related incidents. Beginning in 1999, Steve formed a close allegiance and working relationship with Tab Turner, an Arkansas attorney, who has twice been named national Trial Lawyer of the Year, and who is perhaps best known for his work against Ford (Rollovers) and Firestone (Tread-Separations). That close working relationship continues to this day as together they routinely litigate catastrophic loss claims against Ford, Firestone, Cooper Tire, TRW, and other large corporations that manufacture automobiles and tires. From the mid-1990s to the present, Steve has resolved individual disability income claims, either by obtaining monthly benefits for clients, settling claims, and/or negotiating buy-outs, totaling in the tens of millions of dollars. Since 1999, Steve and the Firm have litigated and resolved tens of millions of dollars' worth of claims stemming from automobile rollovers and tire tread separations, resulting in catastrophic injuries and death. In 2003, Danny Adelman joined Steve, and together they formed Adelman German, PLC. They have thrived together and their practice has grown considerably. Together, Danny and Steve have successfully represented numerous families and children who were catastrophically injured as a result of hospital and professional negligence. Steve has successfully litigated individual cases that have resolved in amounts ranging from the high hundreds of thousands of dollars, all the way up to $12 million. Year Joined Firm 1999
Areas of Practice
35% Bad Faith Insurance Law - Long Term Disability (Professionals) 35% Vehicle Rollovers and Tread Separations 20% Professional Negligence - Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice 5% Insurance Subrogation 5% Litigation & Appeals Litigation Percentage 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
Arizona, 1993 U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1994 U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1995 Ohio, 1993
Education
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio J.D. cum laude - 1992 Law Review: Journal of Law and Health, Contributor, 1990 - 1992 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio B.A. - June, 1989 Major: International Studies Minor: French
Published Works
Scottsdale Insurance Company (subrogee to Todd Andrews) v. Anthony Cendejas, TOPA, Inc., 2009 WL 530780, 551 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 17, Ariz.App. Div. 1, March 03, 2009 (NO. 1 CA-CV 08-0001), Designation of Non-Party at Fault, 2009 JNS Holding Corp. v. Superior Court in and for County of Maricopa, 183 Ariz. 98, 900 P.2d 1234, Ariz.App. Div. 1, August 10, 1995 (NO. 1 CA-SA95-0174), Appeals, 1995 Representative Cases Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Cendejas, --- P.3d ----, 2009 WL 530780, 551 Ariz. Adv. Rep. (Court of Appeals, State of Arizona 2009) JNS Holding Corp. v. Superior Court In and For County of Maricopa, 183 Ariz. 98, 900 P.2d 1234, Ariz.App. Div. 1, Aug (Court of Appeals, State of Arizona 1995) Joseph v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., CV-09-1036-PHX-DGC, 2009 WL 2782683 (D. Ariz. Aug. 31, 2009) Representative Clients Orthodontists, Periodontists, and Dentists Anesthesiologists; Cardio-Thoracic Anesthesiologist Surgeons, Hand-Shoulder Specialists, General Surgeons Radiological Specialists Dermatologists Business Owners, General Contractors Chiropractors CPA, Annuitist Health-Care Administrator
Professional Associations and Memberships
Council for Jews with Special Needs, President, 1999 - 2001 National Bar Foundation, Member, 1997 - 1999 Maricopa County Bar Foundation, Board of Directors/President-Elect, 1996 - 1999 National Advisory Council - Cleveland Marshall College-of-Law, Member, 2004 - 2009 Past Employment Positions O'Connor Cavanagh Anderson Killingsworth Westover & Beshears, Attorney, 1993 - February 21, 1999 Pro Bono Activities Volunteer Lawyers Program, 1993 - 1997 Court House Experience Program, 1994 - 1997 Ancillary Businesses Make n' Law, LLC Languages French
Fraternities/Sororities
Zeta Beta Tau
