Steve’s emphasis over the past 35 years has been in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, but he has parachuted as trial counsel into an array of significant disputes in other industries. Steve has defended and tried cases throughout the country and has acted as national coordinating counsel for clients in five litigations, each involving lawsuits in more than 30 states. In addition to his trial work, he has argued appeals on issues of importance to manufacturers in multiple appellate courts. He has handled/supervised more than 1000 cases and, prior to joining Reed Smith, was the designated trial lawyer for a major tobacco manufacturer in smoking and health cases in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.