Other Ethics Experience

• Mr. Scheckman also previously served as the first General Counsel appointed and employed by the New Orleans Ethics Review Board (2009-2014) and as the first legal counsel appointed by the Jefferson Parish Ethics & Compliance Commission (2012-2017).

Education

• Tulane University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1978)
• Ohio University  (B.S., cum laude, 1973)

Licensed to Practice

• Louisiana and New York

Professional and Civic Activities

• Member and LSBA representative, Mental Health Advocacy Service’s Board of Trustees (2013- 2022)
• Member, Board of Directors of the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (2013-2017)
• Member, Louisiana Judges’ Assistance Committee, Louisiana District Judges Association (2010 to 2013)
• Member and Secretary, Board of Directors of the Capital Appeals Project (2009-2015)
• Member and Secretary, Board of Directors of the Promise of Justice Initiative (2012-2015)
• Member, Innocence Project of New Orleans Criminal Attorney Accountability Project (2011-2012)
• Past President (2007-2009), Vice President (2004-2007) and Member, Board of Directors (2000-2010) of the Association of Judicial Disciplinary Counsel (AJDC) and Member of AJDC (1994-2010)
• Member, Louisiana State Law Institute Children’s Code Revision Committee (1991-2015)
• Member, Louisiana Task Force on Indigent Defense (2004-2006)

Publications & Presentations

• Steven Scheckman, Serving on boards of legal aid organizations and similar groups, 34 Jud. Conduct Rep., Summer 2012
• Marla N. Greenstein & Steven Scheckman, The Judicial Ethics Expert, 33 Jud. Conduct Rep., Spring 2011
• Marla N. Greenstein & Steven Scheckman, The Judicial Ethics Expert Witness, 22 Jud. Conduct Rep., Winter 2001
• Steve Scheckman is a speaker and lecturer at seminars and continuing legal education programs both nationally and in Louisiana concerning the topics of judicial and legal ethics.

Honors & Recognition

• AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell