During his career, Steve has represented large corporations, individuals and most everything in between concerning a variety of legal issues which still inspire and intrigue him.

He has defended mass tort cases involving catastrophic injuries, numerous plaintiffs and defendants. He also vividly remembers defending a veterinarian who gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an unsuccessful attempt to save a Cocker Spaniel. Much of his legal work in the last fifteen years has focused on the defense of health care professionals -- neurosurgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, skilled and long-term care facilities.

Having married while in law school, he and his wife have two children, both of whom are married and living on the East Coast providing a perfect opportunity to still enjoy family vacations on the Cape and islands.

Seminars and Publications

• Risk Management 2011:  Practicing Dentistry in Today's Litigious Society
• Continuing Legal Education Chapters and Presentations:
• Emergency Room Medicine
• Nursing Home Liability
• Opening Statement - How Important Is It?
• Cross Examination of Plaintiff's Treating Physician

Honors and Awards

• Best of the Bar - Kansas City Business Journal (2003-2012)
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's Congenial Counselor Award exemplifying "professional gallantry, peacemaking, harmony and friendship" (2011)
• Selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers (2005-2012)
• Selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition (2008)
• Named in Best of the U.S. 2008 Listings - legal field
• The Best Service Professional in the U.S. (2006)
• Selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers (2005)
• Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyers Award