297:. In March 1911 a fire broke out on the eighth floor of the factory, and quickly spread to the ninth and tenth floors. The escape routes were locked or overcome by the fire. One hundred forty-six women, adolescent girls, and men lost their lives. Steuer defended the owners, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, against criminal charges arising from the fire and its circumstances. The two were acquitted. The acquittal is attributed to Steuer's
25:
416:
347:"Steuer, Max David". Dictionary of American Biography, Vol XI, Supplements One and Two (Harris Starr and Robert Schuyler, eds. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York)
406:
401:
283:
Steuer represented some plaintiffs and in some cases, served as a special prosecutor, but he made his name as counsel for the defense.
396:
108:
294:
334:
Working as a prosecutor, Steuer won convictions against
Bernard K. Marcus and Saul Singer for their roles in the failure of the
411:
236:
188:
46:
331:
Working for the employers, Steuer negotiated significant collective bargaining agreements in the women's clothing industry.
89:
124:(16 September 1870 – 21 August 1940) was a prominent American trial lawyer in the first half of the 20th century.
61:
42:
68:
35:
325:
287:
265:
232:
184:
75:
272:
173:
335:
258:
57:
308:
Steuer won acquittals in numerous other cases. Defendants who were acquitted included sports promoter
391:
386:
321:
313:
302:
298:
350:"Steuer, Max David". Who Was Who in America, Vol. IV (Marquis-Who’s Who, Inc, Chicago, IL)
231:). In 1876 he arrived in the United States with his father and his mother. He attended the
317:
220:
155:
82:
380:
254:
250:
309:
293:
Steuer is best known for his successful defense of the factory owners after the
243:
24:
257:
in the late 1920s and the early 1930s. In 1938, he served as a delegate to the
320:. Steuer, though a skillful litigator, also saw clients convicted, such as
228:
219:
Steuer was born on
September 16, 1870 (or 1871), in the town of Homonna,
224:
151:
242:
Steuer married Bertha Popkin in 1897. The couple had three children:
198:
286:
His first trial that gave him a reputation was the defense of actor
239:
in 1893 and was admitted to the New York state bar the same year.
18:
368:
AGNI (May 16, 1925). "A symbol of justice". Profiles.
253:
for many years, especially during the leadership of
417:
Emigrants from
Austria-Hungary to the United States
324:, or saw the loss of divorce cases, as the one for
235:from 1886 to 1889. He received his law degree from
204:
194:
180:
162:
136:
129:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
8:
372:. Vol. 1, no. 13. pp. 13–14.
126:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
259:New York state constitutional convention
7:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
305:of one of the surviving employees.
14:
407:Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
295:Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
23:
34:needs additional citations for
264:He served as President of the
189:Columbia University Law School
1:
357:(Random House, New York 1950)
316:and former Attorney General
355:Max D. Steuer: Trial Lawyer
433:
402:Columbia Law School alumni
397:New York (state) lawyers
266:American Jewish Congress
233:City College of New York
185:City College of New York
246:, Ethel and Constance.
275:, on August 21, 1940.
273:Jackson, New Hampshire
174:Jackson, New Hampshire
336:Bank of United States
249:Steuer was active in
43:improve this article
412:People from Humenné
322:Maurice E. Connolly
314:Charles E. Mitchell
237:Columbia University
147:September 16, 1870
299:cross-examination
288:Raymond Hitchcock
212:
211:
119:
118:
111:
93:
424:
373:
169:
146:
144:
127:
122:Max David Steuer
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
432:
431:
427:
426:
425:
423:
422:
421:
377:
376:
367:
364:
362:Further reading
353:Steuer, Aron.
344:
318:Harry Daugherty
281:
271:Steuer died in
221:Austria-Hungary
217:
181:Alma mater
176:
171:
167:
166:August 21, 1940
158:
156:Austria-Hungary
148:
142:
140:
132:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
16:American lawyer
12:
11:
5:
430:
428:
420:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
379:
378:
375:
374:
370:The New Yorker
363:
360:
359:
358:
351:
348:
343:
340:
280:
277:
216:
213:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
196:
192:
191:
182:
178:
177:
172:
170:(aged 69)
164:
160:
159:
149:
138:
134:
133:
130:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
429:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
384:
382:
371:
366:
365:
361:
356:
352:
349:
346:
345:
341:
339:
337:
332:
329:
327:
326:W.E.D. Stokes
323:
319:
315:
311:
306:
304:
300:
296:
291:
289:
284:
278:
276:
274:
269:
267:
262:
260:
256:
255:John F. Curry
252:
247:
245:
240:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
215:Personal life
214:
207:
203:
200:
197:
193:
190:
186:
183:
179:
175:
165:
161:
157:
153:
139:
135:
128:
125:
123:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
369:
354:
333:
330:
307:
292:
285:
282:
279:Legal career
270:
263:
251:Tammany Hall
248:
241:
218:
168:(1940-08-21)
121:
120:
105:
99:January 2018
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
58:"Max Steuer"
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
392:1940 deaths
387:1870 births
310:Tex Rickard
303:impeachment
381:Categories
342:References
195:Occupation
143:1870-09-16
131:Max Steuer
69:newspapers
312:, banker
290:in 1908.
150:Homonna (
229:Slovakia
205:Children
225:Humenne
152:Humenne
83:scholar
199:Lawyer
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
223:(now
90:JSTOR
76:books
301:and
244:Aron
163:Died
137:Born
62:news
268:.
154:),
45:by
383::
338:.
328:.
261:.
227:,
187:,
208:3
145:)
141:(
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
