Career
As head of the Litigation Section and the Intellectual Property Law Practice Group, Stephen has spent over 35 years trying complex commercial cases in federal and state courts. Known for his hard work, Stephen has a long and successful record as a trial lawyer who focuses his trial practice on intellectual property law cases in the Federal Courts across the nation. As a former President of the Virginia State Bar’s Intellectual Property Law Section and the local Federal Bar Association, he is particularly well known for his knowledge and ability to navigate the complexities of the Eastern District’s “rocket docket” and has appeared in over 125 patent cases in all four of the District’s Divisions. Based on his trial experience and professionalism, Stephen has been inducted as a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.
Professional Memberships
Virginia State Bar; Past President, Intellectual Property Law Section; Virginia Bar Association; Past Member, Governing Board, Intellectual Property Law Section; Federal Bar Association; Tidewater Chapter, Past President; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, Member; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law; Association; Virginia Professionalism Course; Past Presenter; Virginia Professionalism in Law Schools; Past Presenter; I’Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court; Executive Committee, Past President; Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association; Virginia Beach Bar Association; Porsche Club of America, First Settler’s Region (25-year member)