Steve is a Partner in the Washington, D.C. and Tysons Corner, Virginia, offices of Akerman LLP. For over 30 years, Steve’s practice has primarily focused on government contract and construction litigation with an emphasis on resolution of delay and other schedule-related claims. His engagements have included all types of disputes throughout the United States and abroad, including power production and energy-related construction projects, federal buildings, hospitals and laboratories, mixed-use, and heavy civil projects.
Steve represents a wide variety of government contractors and virtually all parties in the construction industry before federal and state trial and appellate courts, boards of contract appeals, and arbitration panels. Recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 U.S., and AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, Steve has also co-authored many industry publications including Construction Scheduling: Preparation, Liability and Claims (Aspen Publishers 1991, 3rd Ed. 2010); and Use of Critical Path Method Techniques in Contract Claims: Issues and Developments, 1974 to 1988, Public Contract Law Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2. Additionally, Steve has been a frequent instructor on the topics of federal contract disputes, postal contracting, and construction scheduling. Steve received a BA from the University of Virginia and his JD from Washington University.