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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).