Steve is now into his 4th decade of litigating cases in Louisiana. Since the mid 1980's he has tried well over a hundred bench and jury trials at the state, federal and administrative  levels. Steve has served as lead counsel in the areas of general liability, products liability, professional malpractice and workers compensation defense. He has also been trained by the well respected Henning Mediation Group out of Atlanta and has served as a mediator in personal injury and commercial disputes.

Steve has represented large self insured corporations, insurance companies and insureds  and individuals in Louisiana State and Federal Courts. He routinely handles litigation matters in Mississippi pro-hac vice with the assistance of Mississippi counsel. Steve also acts as Coverage Counsel within the state of Louisiana for a large nationally recognized insurance carrier.

Steve attended Columbia University in New York and graduated from Louisiana State University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He obtained his law degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1985. He possesses an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and holds membership in the Louisiana, Federal and American Bar Associations. He is also active in the New Orleans and Jefferson Bar Associations, as well as The Defense Research Institute (DRI).