Stephen focuses his practice on complex litigation and appellate matters. He brings experience from multiple levels of the judiciary, having served as a law clerk to judges on the Missouri Supreme Court and the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. His work has involved extensive legal research, drafting judicial opinions, preparing bench memoranda and analyzing significant issues involving civil litigation, criminal law, constitutional law and administrative matters.
Before entering private practice, Stephen served as a judicial law clerk to Missouri Supreme Court Judge Zel M. Fischer, where he reviewed briefs, conducted legal research and assisted in drafting opinions addressing a broad range of legal issues. He previously clerked for Judge Michael S. Wright at the Missouri Court of Appeals.
Stephen earned his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law, where he served as a staff member and kickback editor of the Saint Louis University Law Journal.