Melinda Jane Steuer has spent her entire legal career working on behalf of investors from all walks of life, litigating and resolving disputes with their financial advisors. Ms. Steuer has handled all aspects of securities litigation and arbitration on a wide range of issues including fraud, early retirements, unsuitable/inappropriate investment advice, excessive trading, and failure to supervise.   

Ms. Steuer has litigated cases involving early retirement cash-outs, variable annuities, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options and variable life insurance.  For ten years, Ms. Steuer served as the sole associate for Howard M. Hoffman, attorney for the plaintiff in the landmark California securities case of Duffy v. Cavalier. Ms. Steuer was co-counsel in multiple arbitrations and cases yielding seven figure awards/settlements to represented investors.  Ms. Steuer has also successfully represented clients in wrongful termination, ERISA, real estate and business litigation.   Ms. Steuer has been admitted to practice before all California courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Federal District Courts for the Eastern District, Northern District, and Southern District of California.  

Ms. Steuer received her law degree from McGeorge School of Law in May of 2001, attaining the honors of Order of the Coif, graduation With Great Distinction, the Anthony Kennedy Constitutional Law Scholarship and awards for academic achievement in Administrative Law, Community Property and Constitutional Law.

Ms. Steuer received her undergraduate degree from University of California, Davis with majors in Political Science-Public Service and German.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Steuer spent nine years in the entertainment business, as a sales and marketing representative for an independent record distributor.

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