Steve is a trial attorney and registered patent attorney with more than 20 years of experience litigating complex commercial, intellectual property, construction, and environmental matters. He represents businesses, owners, and professionals in high-exposure disputes in federal and state courts.
Steve's engineering and teaching background help him simplify complex factual records to judges, juries, and arbitration panels.
Steve has tried federal patent and trademark infringement cases and has successfully led appeals in those matters. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
He has appeared in federal courts nationwide, including:
Steve also has experience in financial matters, having litigated a multi-year shareholder dispute involving a company generating approximately $500 million in annual revenue, managing complex financial and operational issues through sustained litigation.
As a registered patent attorney, Steve enforces and defends patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets across a broad range of technologies, including software, computer hardware, wireless systems, engines, and medical devices. And in related litigation, he examines witnesses, develops expert strategy, and takes matters through dispositive motion practice, trial, and appeal.
In addition to intellectual property litigation, Steve represents clients in complex commercial and construction disputes.
He also drafts and negotiates technology agreements and licenses with litigation risk in mind, ensuring contractual language aligns with enforcement strategy.
Steve has served as an adjunct professor at Temple University and Drexel University, where he taught legal principles to engineering students. He also serves as a recurring guest lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, presenting annually on intellectual property and technology-related legal issues.
His academic roles reflect his ability to translate complex legal doctrine into practical guidance for technical audiences.
Before entering law, Steve worked as an engineer in environmental remediation and project management. He oversaw work on CERCLA, RCRA, and NWPA sites, managing remediation, waste disposal, and restoration efforts. That experience gives him a practical understanding of regulatory frameworks and environmental risk that informs his litigation strategy today.
Steve earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Temple University, his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law, and pursued graduate studies in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University.
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