Steve counsels banks, consumer reporting agencies, and other financial services institutions on various litigation matters involving both state and federal law. Using knowledge gained through experience, Steve helps clients navigate litigation proceedings to reach an efficient and equitable outcome.

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Steve assists national banks, consumer reporting agencies, background screening companies, and other financial services institutions in complex and noncomplex litigation matters across the U.S. in actions involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and various state laws.

Steve draws on the experience he gained as a law clerk to the Honorable Lynn S. Brice, where he observed a wide variety of judicial proceedings, to provide clients with realistic expectations and creative strategies to handle the multitude of unforeseen issues that typically present themselves throughout the litigation process. Steve is committed to providing clients with detailed and reliable work product in an efficient and timely manner throughout all stages of a case.

  • Representing a national third-party debt collector in numerous putative class actions involving claims under the FDCPA, TCPA, and FCRA.
  • Representing an insurance company in an action involving claims under the TCPA.
  • Representing a national bank in an action involving claims under the FCRA.
  • Representing a consumer reporting agency in an action involving claims under the FCRA.
  • Representing a national third-party debt collector in a variety of state court actions involving claims under the FDCPA.
  • Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch: Financial Services Regulation Law (2021-2026)

Steve assists national banks, consumer reporting agencies, background screening companies, and other financial services institutions in complex and noncomplex litigation matters across the U.S. in actions involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and various state laws.

Steve draws on the experience he gained as a law clerk to the Honorable Lynn S. Brice, where he observed a wide variety of judicial proceedings, to provide clients with realistic expectations and creative strategies to handle the multitude of unforeseen issues that typically present themselves throughout the litigation process. Steve is committed to providing clients with detailed and reliable work product in an efficient and timely manner throughout all stages of a case.

  • Representing a national third-party debt collector in numerous putative class actions involving claims under the FDCPA, TCPA, and FCRA.
  • Representing an insurance company in an action involving claims under the TCPA.
  • Representing a national bank in an action involving claims under the FCRA.
  • Representing a consumer reporting agency in an action involving claims under the FCRA.
  • Representing a national third-party debt collector in a variety of state court actions involving claims under the FDCPA.
  • Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch: Financial Services Regulation Law (2021-2026)

Education

  • University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2015
  • Michigan State University, B.A., 2011

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Virginia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois

Clerkships

  • Hon. Lynn S. Brice, Circuit Court for Chesterfield County, 2015-2016