LAWYERS FOR CIVIL JUSTICE
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    • Fix Rule 30(b)(6)
    • Amend Rule 23(b)(3)
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STAFF


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Dan steen

executive director
dsteen@lfcj.com
202-429-0045
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​Dan Steen joined LCJ as Executive Director in March and looks forward to building on his extensive experience to help advance our objectives.   Dan came to LCJ from the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, where he was Vice President, Liability and Counsel, and helped lead the APCIA’s thought leadership and tactics on legal defense and reform.   He earlier served as Vice President for Government Affairs at Owens-Illinois, Inc, a global packaging manufacturer, where he held leadership roles with the National Association of Manufacturers, the American Tort Reform Association, and the Civil Justice Reform Group, and worked the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform.   Dan worked with those organizations to advance reforms to address asbestos litigation abuses and to improve the civil justice system.  He began his career at Reed Smith in its Washington, DC office, where he built a litigation and trade association practice representing a variety of clients and served In leadership roles for the Bar Association of the District of Columbia.   Dan earned his law degree from the University of Virginia and his undergraduate degree from the University of Mary Washington.   He is a member of the District of Columbia and Virginia Bars.
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Alex Dahl

General Counsel
 ALEX@STRATEGICPOLICYCOUNSEL.COM
​571-777-8433

​Alex serves as General Counsel to LCJ, providing strategic advice and counsel regarding its civil justice reform initiatives.  Alex recently founded his own firm, and prior to that was a Shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.  He served previously as the Deputy Staff Director and Senior Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he spent five years advising then-Chairman, Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT).

Alex worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia and also practiced general commercial litigation in Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Dee V. Benson, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Utah.

Kristie Jones

OPERATIONS MANAGER & EVENTS SPECIALIST
kjones@lfcj.com 
​202-429-0045

Kristie serves as LCJ's Operations Manager & Events Specialist. She manages LCJ’s office administration and events. She also supports the Executive Director, LCJ Board, and Members with support and engagement to the mission of the organization.

Prior to LCJ, Kristie was the Manager of Administration and Meetings with the National Association of State Boards of Education from 2006-2012 she served as Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Board of Directors while transitioning to Meetings Manager in 2012.


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  • About Us
    • Who We Are >
      • Corporate Members
      • Law Firm Members
      • Defense Bar Organization Members
      • Board of Directors
      • Staff
    • LCJ Civil Justice Fellows Program
    • LCJ Annual Report
    • JOIN LCJ
    • Contact LCJ
  • Our Initiatives
    • Fix and Follow Federal Rule of Evidence 702
    • MODERNIZE PRIVILEGE LOG REQUIREMENTS
    • Protect the Right to Seal Proprietary and Confidential Information
    • Rules for MDLs
    • Disclose Third Party Litigation Funding
    • "Requester Pays" Discovery
    • Preserve Judicial Independence
    • Fix Rule 30(b)(6)
    • Amend Rule 23(b)(3)
  • Amicus Briefs
  • LCJ In the News
  • Membership Meetings & Resources
    • LCJ May 2023 Meeting
    • December 2022 meeting and photo gallery
    • LCJ CALENDAR
    • Member Login
    • MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS