Sternstein joins Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver

Posted: 6:00 am Mon, February 13, 2012
By Wayne Countryman

Alan B. Sternstein has joined the litigation practice of Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver. He will work from the firm’s Bethesda office.

Sternstein’s concentration has been in the area of complex commercial litigation in both state and federal trial and appellate courts; he has litigated, tried and appealed cases in partnership and contract disputes, receiverships, lender liability, telecommunications, construction and product liability cases.

He previously was a partner at Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, where he spent 22 years.

Sternstein had been a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, until Douglas retired, and then to Justice William J. Brennan Jr.

He serves on the Litigation Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association and its Appellate Committee.

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Alan B. Sternstein

Education: B.A., J.D., University of Arizona

Daily commute: 5-minute walk

Recent vacation: Mideast cruise (Turkey, Greece and Israel itinerary); Tucson (with immediate family for Thanksgiving)

Hobbies: Meteorology, guitar, tennis, yoga, golf, snowboarding.

Favorite books: Anything by Pat Conroy, particularly “My Losing Season.”

Most recently read: Barbara Kingsolver, “High Tide in Tucson — Essays From Now or Never”; Stephen Wermeil & Seth Stern, “Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion”

Favorite food: Sushi and Champagne (together).

Favorite quotation: “There is a curious paradox that no one can explain: Who understands secrets of the reaping of the grain, why Spring is born of Winter’s labor pain, or why we must all die a bit, before we grow again. I do not know the reason; I only know it’s true. I’ll hurt them for that reason … and myself a little, too.” — El Gallo, “The Fantastiks”