Christopher K. Steuart Christopher K. Steuart is a practicing attorney maintaining a general litigation practice. He is licensed in the State of Washington and before the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has successfully argued before the Washington Court of Appeals for the reversal of a Superior Court order directing the use of unproven technology in a family law case. He represented the Plaintiff in a suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act and as co-counsel (with Lonnie Davis) effected reversal by the United States Court of Appeals of a District Court order granting summary judgment dismissing all claims; together they achieved a satisfactory settlement for their client.

He consulted in support of the defense and advised the defense computer forensics team in United States v. Sami Omar Al-Hussayen.

Mr. Steuart has 8 years experience as a computer forensic examiner and 5 years experience in information security for a Fortune 50 Company.  He served as an Electronic Warfare (EW) Officer and Special Security Officer (SSO) in the United States Army and the United States Army Reserve.

He has presented classes/seminars and continuing legal education on physical security of information systems, investigation of criminal misuse of computers.  He has presented at regional and national forums: the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), Agora, Northwest Computer Technology Crime Analysis Seminar (NCT), Computer Technology Investigators Network (CTIN) and he has been an adjunct faculty member of City University and is a co-author (with H. William “Bill” Nelson, Amelia Phillips, and Frank Enfinger) of Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations.  He has been interviewed on the subject of computer forensics on National Public Radio's Morning Edition.  He recently presented:
Ethics for the Trial Consultant and the Expert Witness at CTIN,
The Computer Forensics Expert Witness at Highline Community College, and
The Computer Forensics Expert Witness, CV, Preparation, and Testimony at Lake Washington Technical College.
He is currently an instructor in the University of Washington Computer Forensics Certificate extension program.

He is a graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and of Drake University Law School with a Juris Doctor degree.