Steve Mitra

Steve Mitra joined the Office of the County Counsel in 2008 and was appointed Assistant County Counsel in 2014. 

Steve oversees the Finance, Government Operations, and Technology Team.  The attorneys on this team counsel the Finance Agency, Assessor’s Office, Registrar of Voters, Technology Services and Solutions, Clerk of the Board, Facilities and Fleet Department, County Library, and Procurement Department.  He serves on the Office’s Conflicts of Interest team, which advises County officers and employees on government ethics issues.  He also oversees the County’s Whistleblower Program.  Steve’s professional expertise includes renewable energy/sustainability projects, technology and intellectual property law, public governance, contracting and procurement, and taxation and finance. Steve was a journalist before going to law school and an engineer before he was a journalist.  

Office practice areas

• Finance, Government Operations, and Technology Team 
• County Whistleblower Program 
• Conflicts and Political Reform Act Team 

​​Education

• New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude 
• New York University Wagner School of Public Service, M.P.A./Public Policy 
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S. (Physics) 

Prior experience

• Associate at Keker & Van Nest, San Francisco, CA 
• Associate at Hogan & Hartson (now: Hogan & Lovells), Washington, DC 
• Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert S. Lasnik, Federal District Court Judge, Seattle, Washington