Attorney Profile |
Steve Lehto: Lehto@Kennon.com |
STEVE LEHTO:
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
SCALE Program - The only ABA approved two-year J.D. program in the United States.
May 1991 - Faculty Scholarship, Southwestern University
- Finnish Center Scholarship (Graduate)
- Exceptional Achievement Award in Economics
- Oakland University, Rochester, MI
- B.A. History - 1989
Professional Experience:
- Practicing exclusively in the field of Lemon Law since 1991
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Detroit School of Law - Consumer Protection
- Author of Lemon Law Bible: the best-selling book on the subject nationally.
- Host: Lehto's Law WFDF-Flint, Michigan (1996 - present)
- First Chair of the Consumer Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, elected by the Section.
- Author: Michigan Bar Journal, "Michigan's New Lemon Law" (March, 1999)
- Past Member of the Consumer Law Section Council of the State Bar of Michigan
- Appointed to the Consumer Law Committee of the State Bar of Michigan
Testified before the House Subcommittee on Consumer Law regarding:
- hidden warranties (1997)
- lemon law for leases(1998). After testifying in favor of adding coverage for leases, the law was changed (January 1, 1999.)
- Lectured:
- Institute for Continuing Legal Education "Consumer Litigation" (1993)
- Macomb County Bar Association "Update on Consumer Law" (1996)
- Genesee County Sheriff's Department, Consumer Law Clinic (2000 - 2001)
- Indiana University, Purdue University, Southwestern University School of Law
- Featured speaker at the State Bar Annual Convention Section meeting: (1997, 1998)
- Panelist: WDIV Ruth to the Rescue "Consumer Clinic" (1996)
- Authored numerous articles in Woman's World magazine, Legal Advocator newspaper
- Regularly consulted by the media as expert on Lemon Law and Consumer issues - having appeared on hundreds of radio stations, television stations and national networks, such as CNN and Headline News.
- Co-Presenter (and co-author) of Brain Scans and Lies: the End of Evidence: Midsouth Philosophy Conference, February 22-23 (2002).