Stevan C. Dittman, born Hampshire, Illinois, December 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1971); University of Michigan (M.A., 1973); legal education, Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1985). Honor Societies: Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Editorial Board, Tulane Law Review, 1983-85; Senior Articles Editor, 1984-85. Teaching Fellow, Legal Research and Writing, Tulane University School of Law, 1984-85. Law Clerk to Hon. Peter Hill Beer, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1985-86. Instructor, University of New Orleans Paralegal Institute, 1987-90. Adjunct Faculty: Loyola University School of Law, 1990-95; Tulane University School of Law, 1994-95. Author: Note, "Constitutional Law-Supreme Court Restricts First Amendment Rights of Public Employees-Connick v. Myers," 58 Tulane Law Review 829 (1984); Comment, "Admiralty-Conflict of Law on the High Seas: The States and DOHSA," 59 Tulane Law Review 1487 (1985); Article, "Removal in Civil Rights Cases Under 28 U.S.C. Section 1443(2)," 31 Loyola Law Review 855 (1986); ''Pleadings,'' Louisiana Civil Litigation Practice Guide (West 1998); "Cruise Ship & Maritime Litigation," The American Association for Justice, (West 2003). Member: Louisiana State, American and Federal (Board of Directors, New Orleans Chapter, 2000-) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Louisiana Association for Justice, (Board of Governors, 2002-); The American Association for Justice, (Maritime Law Advisory Committee,1989-90; Admiralty Section Officer, 1996-02; Chair, 1999-00); Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor); American Inns of Court (Tulane Inn of Court). Charter Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. E-Mail: sdittman@gainsben.com