Honors and Awards:

• Steven R. Neuner and Joanne Ventura were awarded the Equal Justice Medal by Legal Services of New Jersey for sustained and substantial contributions of time and effort representing indigent clients in pro bono matters., New Jersey Equal Justice Medal, Legal Services of New Jersey, 2006

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Business Bankruptcy Specialist, by American Board of Certification, 1993

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Lead Coordinator and program designer, New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation Financial Literacy Project (presents programs to high school seniors on how to use credit, credit cards, and identity theft) 
• Approved as a civil mediator for New Jersey Superior Court civil matters., 2007
• Steven R. Neuner was one of 4 distinguished panelists at a November 16, 2009 seminar on "Interplay between Bankruptcy and Family Law" sponsored by the Camden County Bar Association, 2009
• Steven Neuner is moderator for a seminar on Ethics issues in Bankruptcy, sponsored by the Camden County Bar Association, 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

• New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation- former trustee and lead coordinator and program designer of its Financial Literacy Project
• Rutgers Bankruptcy Pro-Bono Project. Representing indigent individuals in Chapter 7 bankrutpcy cases. Mr. Neuner was one of the original group of attorneys participating in this project, 1998

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Explanation of problems and issues personal injury lawyers face when a client files bankruptcy, including how to protect their right to fees, procedures for getting retained and settlement approval, and how to deal with bankruptcy trustees,, Author, "How to Protect your fees when your client files a Bankruptcy Petition, New Jersey Law Journal, Bankruptcy And Personal Injury Lawyers, 1998
• Article explaining the limits on debtors' ability to voluntarily withdraw a bankruptcy in Chapter 7 cases., "Debtor's Remorse-Chapter 7 Debtors do not have a right to dismiss their case when things do not go as planned", New Jersey Lawyer, 2002
• Author-Contributing Editor, "Getting at the Truth: Using the attorney-client privilege waiver to gain access to "inside" information" , ABI Commercial Fraud Taskforce Newsletter, Bankruptcy Lawyers And Professionals, 2007
• Analysis of section 724(b) under 2005 BAPCPA amendments, showing that on conversion from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, unpaid tax liens are still subordinated to post-petition counsel fees of debtors counsel and others: , Author, The New Section 724(b): Congress’s Drafting Error Can Save Counsel’s Fees on Conversion to Chapter 7, NABTalk, the Magazing of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Winter 2009, Bankruptcy, 2009

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Judgment for $260,319.00 in Neuner and Curriden v Innovative Mortgage Solutions et als, Adv No. 06-1761 JHW. In this case, Neuner and co-counsel Mark Rinaldi obtained this judgment, including treble damages and counsel fees under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, arising from a mortgage rescue scheme in which the Debtor was found to have been defauded of most of the net proceeds from sale of her home., 2008
• In the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, obtained reversal of adverse ruling by US District Court, District of New Jersey, with ruling in my favor on remand. Question was whether a debtor was allowed to exempt the proceeds of a successful avoidance of a defective mortgage, or claim the proceeds when upon avoidance the mortgage was automatically assigned to the trustee. In re Messina, 386 Fed.Appx. 152, 2010 WL 2712141, on remand, 2011 WL 322018 (D.N.J. 2011)., 2010

Representative Clients:

• Barry Sharer, Trustee. For over 10 years,  Mr. Neuner has been called on to represent Mr. Sharer as a trustee in a variety of matters, from preference and fraudulent transfer actions, to sales of health care and other businesses, and a host of other situations., 2000
• Thomas Subranni, Trustee. Representation as special counsel in various capacities, most commonly in pursuing recovery of fraudulent transfers and related causes of action, 2010

Educational Background:

• B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz, 1974