Steven I. Platt

“If a job title makes you feel important, then you’d better take a hard look in the mirror.”

– Steven I. Platt, author

Having served 30 years on the bench in the Maryland court system, Steven I. Platt is a name synonymous with integrity, equity, and dignity. By the same token, he is a man with a contagious sense of humor, curated with a sharp wit. Inescapably intertwined with some of history’s most pivotal events, the author has been aptly dubbed “the Forest Gump of politics.” Capturing his fascinating life, interspersed with well-known historical figures, the author shares his adventures in Lessons Lived and Learned: My Life On and Off the Bench.

Lessons Lived serves as a historical account of the growth and transformation of Maryland politics and its judiciary over a 40-year period.

The author retired in 2007 after an illustrious 30-year career as a jurist in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He then founded The Platt Group, which provides mediation, arbitration, and neutral case evaluation of complex civil litigation. He continues to participate as a jurist in “senior judge” status, which allows him to be recalled to hear cases.