Steve Adler (lawyer)
| Steve Adler | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Mayor of Austin, Texas | |
|
Assumed office January 6, 2015 |
|
| Preceded by | Lee Leffingwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Stephen Ira Adler March 23, 1956 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Land |
| Residence | Austin, Texas, U.S |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University (A.B.) University of Texas (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | AdlerforAustin |
Stephen Ira Adler (born March 23, 1956) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who is the mayor of Austin, Texas, since January 6, 2015.
Adler has been a practicing attorney in Austin in the areas of eminent domain and civil rights law for 35 years. For eight years he worked as the chief of staff and later general counsel to Democratic State Senator Eliot Shapleigh in the Texas Legislature. He has also worked with or board chaired Austin-based nonprofits and civic organizations, including the Texas Tribune, Anti-Defamation League, GEN-Austin, Breakthrough Austin, and Ballet Austin.
Steve Adler was born to a Jewish family and first lived in Washington, DC and grew up in Kensington, Maryland. His father was a World War II veteran with the U.S. Navy who later became a film editor with CBS News. His mother was a homemaker.
In 1978, he graduated from Princeton University with a B.A from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He then attended the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and received his juris doctorate in 1982. After graduating from University of Texas, Adler remained in Austin to practice law.
...
Wikipedia