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(May 9, 2025, Los Angeles) – Steptoe is honored to announce that the firm has been selected by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California to receive the Advocates for Justice Award 2025. The Advocates for Justice Award highlights outstanding contributions by law firms and attorneys who have partnered with the ACLU SoCal.
Steptoe was recognized for its work as co-counsel in Mark S. v. California, a civil rights case addressing discriminatory disciplinary practices and advocating for supportive learning environments for students. The case, brought against Pittsburg Unified School District and the California Department of Education, resulted in a far-reaching settlement agreement that holds institutions accountable and affirms the rights of students with disabilities.
The Steptoe team included partner Robyn Crowther, associates Nicolena Farias-Eisner, Geoffrey Warner, Danika Duffy, Jefferson Klocke, and Emma Staats, paralegal Magda Wielkopolska, practice support analyst Danny Huerta, and pre-law fellow Andrew Ortiz Calderon.
About Steptoe
In more than 110 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
