Neil Steinkamp

Neil Steinkamp is a well-recognized expert and consultant on a broad range of strategic, organizational, and financial issues to government, business, court and community leaders and their advisors. He has 20 years of experience providing transformative change strategies; complex structured and unstructured data analysis and assessment; multistakeholder collaboration and coordination; the development of pathways to compliance and iterative change strategies; financial and fiscal impact analyses; and other complex topics. His work often includes assessments of data reporting, data collection processes, the interpretation or understanding of structured and unstructured data, the review of documents and databases, the development of iterative process improvement strategies, and the creation of data monitoring platforms to facilitate sustained incremental change toward aspirational objectives. He has worked extensively to help resolve sophisticated problems involving large-scale industry and social issues. His unique approach to complex situations is centered on systemic approaches to integrating the voices and experiences of the public with the experience and expertise of government, industry, advocates, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders.

Mr. Steinkamp has worked with over 75 non-profit and legal aid organizations as an independent expert or consultant on matters including financial analyses related to eviction prevention, diversion and response including analyses of court docket data for eviction cases in cities and counties throughout the country. His work requires both an in-depth understanding of court records (and their interpretation and limitations) as well as feedback and insight from a broad array of stakeholders including landlords, counsel for landlords, tenants, counsel for tenants, tenant advocates and organizers, courts, community-based organizations, government agencies responding to housing instability and others. The feedback from these stakeholders has proven to be an essential element of understanding the complexity and nuances of low-income rental housing ecosystems and the role and potential impact various interventions and resources can have for both landlords and tenants.

Neil currently serves as the independent evaluator for eviction right-to-counsel (or access to counsel) programs across the U.S. and has conducted numerous independent evaluations and cost-benefit studies of eviction right-to-counsel (or access to counsel) programs or initiatives. Neil also currently serves as the independent evaluator for the National Center for State Courts’ Eviction Diversion Initiatives which involves court systems across the country that are implementing innovative models of assisting tenants and landlords navigating housing instability (pre-filing) and the eviction process (post-filing). Neil was appointed to a working group by New York’s then-acting Chief Judge to assist with developing caseload guidelines for attorneys representing tenants in accordance with New York City’s Eviction Right to Counsel legislation.