Julius M. Steiner, 76, of Philadelphia, longtime lawyer and labor law expert, former U.S. chief executive officer at Gamesa Technology Corp., volunteer, mentor, and passionate dog rescue advocate, died Sunday, Aug. 6, of a heart attack and resulting brain injury at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Mr. Steiner was a labor relations and employment law expert at the firms of Offit Kurman, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, and Pechner Dorfman from 1974 to 2007, and 2009 until his retirement in 2017. He represented management often in labor relations negotiations, wrote and lectured widely on employment law and collective bargaining issues, and published The Arbitration Handbook: A Guide to the Practical and Legal Issues in Labor Arbitration in 1989.
He served on the American Bar Association’s Committee on International Labor Relations Law and was named a “super lawyer” by several publications. He mentored young lawyers and others about the advantages of fairness and equity in the workplace.
“He taught me so much about the way the world works and how important it is to listen to everyone’s voice,” said longtime friend Sergio Bucciarelli. “He opened my eyes as to what it meant to approach life’s problems with intellect and tranquility. I hope to try my hardest to make those around me better, just like he would.”
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