Stephen is an experienced appellate attorney, and for more than 25 years he has defended clients in all manner of insurance coverage litigation. Much of Stephen's legal career was spent in Pennsylvania, where he began his law practice, and in 2009, Stephen transferred to our Fort Lauderdale, Florida office, becoming a member of the Florida Bar in May 2010.
As a member of our Florida litigation team, Stephen continues to provide his experience to our Florida insurance coverage litigation unit, as well as his continued appellate work in the Florida District Courts of Appeal and the 11th Circuit. Stephen continues to handle coverage issues involving construction defect litigation under both builder's risk and CGL policies, as well as employee dishonestly, professional liability, directors and officers, homeowners, condominium, and excess policies litigation. Other areas of Stephen's practice involve first party breach of contract litigation and bad faith litigation
Stephen served in the U.S. Navy, where he was stationed at a major NATO command located in Lisbon, Portugal, serving in the operations division. Following discharge from the service, Stephen completed his undergraduate college education at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1979 in both Political Science and History and a Master's Degree in American History in 1980. Prior to attending law school, Stephen was employed with the architectural/engineering company of Gilbert Commonwealth Associates in the records management department and the Westinghouse Electric Corporation as a consultant regarding personal computer installation/training and networking.
While working with Westinghouse, Stephen attended Duquesne University Law School receiving his juris doctor in 1987. Following graduation, Stephen worked as an associate at several Pittsburgh defense law firms before joining the Pittsburgh office of Marshall Dennehey in 1997.
Year Joined
1997