Steven Bader, a Partner at Cranfill Sumner LLP, has been admitted into membership of the prestigious Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.
The FDCC is an organization of leaders in the legal community who have achieved professional distinction. According to its website, the FDCC is dedicated to promoting knowledge, fellowship, and professionalism of its members as they pursue the course of a balanced justice system and represent those in need of a defense in civil lawsuits.
FDCC membership is by nomination only and must be approved by the organization’s Board of Directors. There are approximately 1,400 members from the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, and Puerto Rico.
“Membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel is a prestigious honor that reflects an attorney’s dedication to his practice, and I can think of no one more deserving than Steven Bader. His leadership and commitment to his clients and our firm truly set him apart, and we congratulate him on this well-deserved recognition,” said Ryan Bolick, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Cranfill Sumner LLP.
A Partner based in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner, Bader serves as the Chair of the firm’s Appellate Law Practice Group and has served as lead counsel on more than 100 appeals in state and federal courts. He has appeared before the North Carolina Supreme Court, the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and the United State Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. In addition, he has defended municipalities and businesses in complex casualty matters in his litigation practice.
He graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law and St. Cloud State University.