The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University would like to honor the memory of Judge Steven Irwin Milligram, a beloved member of the Pace family. Judge Milligram passed away last year from complications due to the Covid-19 coronavirus at only 66 years old. He is survived by his children, grandchildren, and wife, Evan Milligram. After graduating from Haub Law, he began his career in the Bronx County District Attorney’s office. Before being elected to the New York State Supreme Court, he was a partner at the Newburgh law firm of Catania, Mahon, Milligram & Rider, PLLC, where he practiced principally in the field of medical malpractice defense. He spent his career and personal life committed to helping people. He represented people without the expectation of payment and was even honored by the Women’s Bar Association for promoting and mentoring women in law. At Pace, he mentored numerous students, occasionally taught classes, and went out of his way to hire from within Haub Law. As his wife Evan shared, “Everywhere I go he’s touched someone’s life. He loved helping people and he never asked for anything in return.”
Judge Steven Irwin Milligram (July 16, 1953 - April 28, 2020) was born and raised in Yonkers, New York. He was a graduate of SUNY Buffalo and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. After he graduated from law school, he began his legal career in the Bronx County District Attorney’s office.
Judge Milligram was known for his many years as a trial attorney, a Town Justice in the Town of Monroe and, following his November 2019 election win, a Justice of the New York Supreme Court in Orange County. Before being elected to the New York State Supreme Court, he was a partner of the Newburgh law firm of Catania, Mahon, Milligram & Rider, PLLC, where he practiced principally in the field of medical malpractice defense.
Judge Milligram was also a past president of the Orange County Bar Association, a trial judge and past coach for the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Mock Trial Program, a member of the NYS Conference of Bar Leaders, and a former Pop Warner football coach. He spent countless hours serving on many not-for-profit boards including the Justice Brandeis Law Society of the 9th Judicial District, Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation, Museum Village Board, and the local YMCA.