Steve Loney

Steve Loney joined the ACLU of Pennsylvania as Senior Supervising Attorney in January 2022. He is an experienced litigator, having practiced commercial litigation for 16 years at some of the world’s largest law firms. Before leaving private practice to pursue civil rights work full time, Steve was the Pro Bono Liaison Partner for Hogan Lovells’ Philadelphia office and the Group Manager for the firm’s award-winning Philadelphia Litigation Group. Steve’s public interest work prior to joining the ACLU included the first modern successful challenge to the Pennsylvania state legislative redistricting plan, an innovative petition on behalf of citizens impacted by gun violence challenging the state firearm preemption statute on Pennsylvania Constitutional grounds, and over a dozen successful disability claims on behalf of Philadelphians experiencing homelessness. Steve is also an active community volunteer, serving on the board of directors of the Church Farm School, the diverse financially accessible college preparatory school where he got his start. Steve earned his law degree from the New York University School of Law in 2004 and his undergraduate degree from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He also clerked for the Hon. Franklin Van Antwerpen on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.