Steven Wax
A cum laude graduate of Colgate University and Harvard Law School, Wax was a key part of the prosecution of David Berkowitz, the infamous "Son of Sam" serial killer. He was one of the first lawyers in the country to recognize Post Traumatic Stress Disorder suffered by Vietnam Vets charged with serious crimes. The winner of numerous awards, Steve Wax received the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorney President's Commendation for his work on the Mayfield case. He has taught at the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College and volunteers as an ethics prosecutor for he Oregon State Bar. Wax is currently representing seven men detained as enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay.
Federal Public Defender and Author, Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror
A cum laude graduate of Colgate University and Harvard Law School, Wax was a key part of the prosecution of David Berkowitz, the infamous "Son of Sam" serial killer. He was one of the first lawyers in the country to recognize Post Traumatic Stress Disorder suffered by Vietnam Vets charged with serious crimes. The winner of numerous awards, Steve Wax received the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorney President's Commendation for his work on the Mayfield case. He has taught at the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College and volunteers as an ethics prosecutor for he Oregon State Bar. Wax is currently representing seven men detained as enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay.