Steven W. Baker is a graduate of the University of California-Hastings College of the Law. He has been in private practice, concentrating on Customs and International Trade, since 1974. He has held the rating of AV Preeminent from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading Law Directory, for more than 30 years. Mr. Baker was a partner in the firm of Bellsey and Baker from 1978 through 1995, and the Principal of Steven W. Baker and Associates from 1996 to 2006. He is continuing his Customs and International Trade Law practice in the Law Offices of Steven W. Baker. Mr. Baker has extensive experience in textile and apparel issues, footwear, food stuffs, steel trade issues, and computers, electronics, industrial products, and transportation equipment. He is a Chapter 19 Panel Member for the US-Canada and North America Free Trade Agreements.
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| born Pittsburgh, PA. 1947 | ||
| Associate, | Glad, Tuttle & White San Francisco, CA |
1974 – 1978 |
| Principal, | Bellsey and Baker San Francisco, CA |
1978 – 1995 |
| Principal, | Steven W. Baker and Associates San Francisco, CA |
1996 – 2006 |
| Principal, | Law Offices of Steven W. Baker Novato, CA |
2006 – |
| B.A., | Allegheny College Meadville, PA Behavioral Science (1969) |
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| J.D., | University of California – Hastings College of the Law San Francisco (1974) |
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| U.S. Army | 1969-1971 | |
| Bar Admissions: | |
| California, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California – 1974 | |
| U.S. Court of International Trade (Customs Court) – 1975 | |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CCPA) – 1975 | |
| American Bar Association: | ||
| Section of International Law: | ||
| Customs Law Committee – Vice Chair 1992-1999, Chair/Co-Chair 1999-2003 | ||
| Speaker at ILP Fall Meeting 1991 (Seattle) | ||
| Speaker at ABA Annual Meeting 1992 (San Francisco) | ||
| Program Chair at ILP Fall Meeting 1995 (San Francisco) | ||
| Program Chairman and Speaker at ABA Annual Convention 1997 (San Francisco) | ||
| Moderator at ILP Spring Meeting 2000 (Washington, DC) | ||
| Program Chair at ABA Annual Convention 2003 (San Francisco) | ||
| Program Chair at ABA Annual Convention 2003 (San Francisco) | ||
| Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI): | ||
| Co-author, International Trade Regulation Concept Papers, Customs Law | ||
| Co-Commentator, Draft Customs Code for the Republic of Latvia | ||
| Co-Commentator, Draft Foreign Trade Law for the Republic of Tajikistan | ||
| California Bar Association, International Law Section | ||
| Customs and International Trade Bar Association | ||
| American Society of International Law | ||
| Panelist, U.S. – Canada and North American Free Trade Agreements Chapter 19 Dispute Resolution Proceedings | ||
| American Association of Exporters and Importers | ||
| Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of Northern California | ||
| Professional Association of Exporters and Importers | ||
| Women in International Trade – Northern California | ||
| American Institute for International Steel, Inc., Director, Customs Counsel Member, Board of Advisers, Thompson Reuters/Westlaw – Business Laws, Inc.’s Importing Under the U.S. Customs Laws. | ||
Selected Publications
| Co-author, with Harry B. Endsley, “A Practical Guide to Customs, Tariffs and Rules of Origin”, commentary in Holbein and Musch, North American Free Trade Agreements (Oceana Publications, Dobbs Ferry, 1994). |
| Author, “Shifts in Direction Planned for Customs Enforcement”, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 124, September 1995, Business Laws, Inc. |
| Author, “Importers’ Obligations and Customs Commercial Enforcement under the Customs Modernization Act”, The California International Practitioner, Vol. 6, No.1, Spring – Summer 1995. |
| Author, “Compliance Assessments and Customs Audits“, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 140, January 1997, Business Laws, Inc. |
| Author, “U.S. Customs Commercial Compliance Measurement Program and Its Effect on Cargo Inspections“, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 144, May 1997, Business Laws, Inc |
| Author, “Customs Compliance Strategies for the Corporate Environment“, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 149, October 1997, Business Laws, Inc. |
| Author, “Expansion of the Account Manager Program Emphasizes Customs Account Processing Approach“, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 161, October 1998, Business Laws, Inc. |
| Author, “Wearing Apparel under NAFTA: Determining Origin for Preference Purposes”, NAFTA: Law and Business Review of the Americas, Vol. IV, No. 1, Winter 1998. |
| Author, “Customs Recordkeeping Requirements for Non-Importers“, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 179, April 2000, Business Laws, Inc. |
| Author, “NAFTA Verifications: New Concerns for Exporters and Producers”, Currents, The International Trade Law Journal of the South Texas College of Law, Vol. X, No. 1, Summer 2001. |
| Author, “Customs Risk Management Program Responds to Security Needs”, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 204, May 2002, Business Laws, Inc. |
| Author, “Customs Commercial Compliance in the Security Age” , Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 220, September, 2003, Business Laws, Inc. |
| Author “Customs and Border Protection: Expectations for Corporate Compliance“, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 228, May, 2004; Also reprinted in Importing Under the US Customs Laws, Business Laws, Inc. 2012 Update published as Chapter 4 of Importing Under the US Customs Laws, Thomsen Reuters/Westlaw. |
| Author “Applicability of the Attorney-Client and Work Product Privileges to Import and Export Compliance Reviews”, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 244, September, 2005, Business Laws, Inc. 2012 Update published as Chapter 25B of Importing Under the US Customs Laws, Thomsen Reuters/Westlaw. |
| Author, “Customs and the Court Indicate What is “Reasonable” in Meeting “Reasonable Care” Requirements“, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 258, November 1, 2006, Business Laws, Inc. – Thompson/West. 2012 Update published as Chapter 25C of Importing Under the US Customs Laws, Thomsen Reuters/Westlaw |
| Author, “Customs Issues with Vendor Managed Inventory Programs “, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 280, September 1, 2008, Business Laws, Inc. – Thompson/West. |
| Author, “Customs Issues Further Guidance on Valuation for Managed Inventory Programs”, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue No. 305, October 1, 2010, Thomson Reuters. |
| Author, “How the “Reasonable Care” Obligation of 19 USC 1484(a) can be Used as Leverage by Customs to Force Payment of Duties that have Otherwise Become Final”, Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser, Issue 308, January 1, 2011, Thomson Reuters. |
| Author, “Cargo Security”, published 2012 as Chapter 5 of Importing Under the US Customs Laws, Thomsen Reuters/Westlaw |