Steven C. Krane
American lawyer (1957-2010)
Steven C. Krane (January 20, 1957 – June 22, 2010) was an American lawyer who was, at age 44, the youngest president of the New York State Bar Association, and died at the age of 53. He was known as "an expert in legal ethics" and professionalism. His most recent job was that of partner and general counsel at Proskauer Rose.
Education and career
Krane grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, and graduated from SUNY Stony Brook in 1978, and New York University School of Law in 1981. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at SUNY Stony Brook.
He worked most of his legal career at Proskauer Rose, starting as an associate in 1981 and becoming a partner in 1989. He was an expert not only in legal ethics, but in sports law as well.
He also clerked for New York Court of Appeals Judge Judith Kaye from 1984 to 1985. In 2007, he was nominated for a seat on New York's highest court, but then-governor Eliot Spitzer did not appoint him, instead re-appointing Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick to her position.
After serving on both the NYSBA and the American Bar Association houses of delegates, and chair of their ethics committees, Krane was elected the youngest state bar president (at the age of 44) in 2001.
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