Current Employment Position(s)

Senior Staff Attorney

Lawyer Overview

Steve is a member of the Product Liability & Regulation practice at Jones Day. The present focus of his practice is the representation of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in smoking and health cases in Florida and other areas of the Southeast. Through this representation he has gained considerable experience in numerous aspects of litigation and has been a member of the trial team in several cases.

Most recently Steve was a member of the trial team in the Hall case that was tried in Florida state court to a complete defense verdict. He was also a member of the trial team in the Little case that was tried in South Carolina District Court and in which Reynolds won directed verdict. In addition to his experience as a trial team member, Steve has participated in numerous other phases of litigation, including pretrial, post-trial, and appellate.

Steve is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and The Florida Bar. In addition he is a member of the State Bar of Georgia's Georgia Product Liability Section.

Areas of Practice

• Product Liability & Tort Litigation

Representative Cases

• Hall v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Tampa, Fla. 2003)
• Little v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., et al. (D.S.C. 2001)

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Recreational Products, Tobacco

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• Georgia

Education

• U of Florida

Published Works

• Cross-Examination: Scoring Points with Your Opponent's Witness, paper for Effective Cross-Examination Techniques, Advanced Litigation Techniques for the New Millennium, 2004 DRI Young Lawyers' Seminar, Orlando, Florida, 2004

Address

1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309-3053

Phones

1.404.581.8697 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.404.581.8330 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com