Prof. Saltzburg has been the Howrey Professor of Trial Advocacy, Litigation and Professional Responsibility at the George Washington University Law School since 1990. Before that, he taught at the University of Virginia Law School from 1972-1990. In 1996, Professor Saltzburg founded and became the Director of a new Masters Program in Litigation and Dispute Resolution at George Washington. He also served as Reporter for and then as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence, and as the Reporter for the Civil Justice Reform Act Committee for the District of Columbia District Court and then Chair of that Committee. Professor Saltzburg has served as a Special Master in two class action cases in the District of Columbia District Court, and continues to serve as a mediator for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. During 2001-2002, he served on the ABA Task Force on Terrorism and the Law, and the ABA Task Force on Gatekeeper Regulation and the Profession.

Stephen A. Saltzburg is on the Advisory Board for The Sedona Conference.