As one of the Firm’s founding partners, Steve served in virtually every position of responsibility, including most recently as General Counsel, as well as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Section Head of the Business Litigation group, and as a member of our Shareholder Compensation and Management Committees. His practice focused on commercial/business litigation, arbitration, mediation, and federal/state receiverships.
Steve has represented individuals, companies, partnerships and other business interests in litigation disputes involving intellectual property disputes including patent, copyright, trademark and trade dress; fiduciary relations; account collections; sales, warranty and deceptive trade practice; partner/shareholder relations; banking; lender liability; real estate sales; development and leasing; arbitration; building and industrial construction; surety; manufacturing; telecommunications; trade secrets; employment covenants; housing discriminations and securities fraud. Aside from the preparation and presentation of jury and non-jury trials, Steve’s work included arbitration, mediation, and receiverships.
For more than 25 years, Steve served on the neutral arbitrator panel for the American Arbitration Association. Most of his experience on the panel was in the area of complex litigation.
For more than 30 years, Steve worked extensively in federal and state receiverships. He was regularly appointed by Federal District Courts as a Receiver and Examiner in large securities fraud cases
Steve has taken Emeritus status with the State Bar of Texas .