Stephen is a seasoned trial attorney whose practice centers on high-stakes litigation. He represents both corporate clients and individuals in matters involving government and corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, cross border disputes, complex tort claims, commercial transactions, and regulatory compliance.

Over the course of his career, Stephen has served as lead or co-lead trial counsel in more than 30 trials to verdict in both state and federal courts. Before joining the firm, Stephen served as Counselor to the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. As a Senior Executive in the office, he assisted in overseeing one of the nation’s largest U.S. Attorney’s offices and helped implement nationwide Department of Justice policy initiatives.

Immediately prior to that, Stephen was Special Counsel at a global law firm where he handled complex commercial litigation, intellectual property disputes, insurance recovery claims, corporate investigations, and white-collar matters. His work included successful motions and appeals in pursuit of a billion-dollar international arbitral award and providing trial strategy and expert witness preparation for multinational corporations.

Stephen began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County. He later served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, where he worked in the appellate, civil, and criminal divisions. During his time in the criminal division, he prosecuted a wide range of federal offenses including international narcotics and arms trafficking, securities fraud, money laundering, wire fraud, identity theft, firearms offenses, kidnapping, child exploitation, immigration violations, and investigating an international gold smuggling operation. His cases have received national and international media coverage, including a feature on National Geographic’s To Catch a Smuggler.

Outside the courtroom, Stephen is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law, where he teaches courses on civil and criminal pretrial litigation. He also serves as a Commissioner on Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals Judicial Nominating Commission.