Steve Atlee

Steve Atlee is the Deputy General Counsel at Caltech. Steve's key responsibilities include managing litigation, supervising the office's practice areas, overseeing legal aspects of the day-to-day operations at JPL, and interacting with senior management across campus and JPL regarding all matters involving the Office of the General Counsel. He also serves as a member of the Institute's leadership group and acts for the General Counsel in her absence.

Prior to joining Caltech, Steve was a partner in several national law firms in Los Angeles. In addition to litigating and trying cases, Steve also provided strategic advice to clients in the areas of intellectual property, contracts, real property, corporate governance, class actions, and other complex commercial disputes.

Steve graduated from Yale University summa cum laude with a BA with distinction in Economics and Political Science. He earned his JD from the University of Southern California, where he served on the Southern California Law Review, taught legal writing, and was admitted to the national honorary society Order of the Coif.