In 2007, 2008 and 2009 Cincy Business Magazine identified Steve as one of Cincinnati's leading lawyers in the area of general business law.

Steve is admitted to practice in Ohio and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Steve is a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association as well as several industry groups, including the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Transportation Lawyers Association, the Ohio Trucking Association and the Kentucky Motor Transport Association. During the period from 1987 through 1991, Steve served as Vice President-Associate General Counsel for the O.K. Trucking Company, a regional common/contract carrier formerly based in Cincinnati, Ohio. While with the O.K. Trucking Co., Steve also served as a member of the national negotiation team for Regional Carriers, Inc., in connection with the negotiation of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters National Master Freight Agreement.

In addition to his law practice, Steve volunteers his time as Counsel for the American Classical Music Hall of Fame and the Terrace Park, Ohio Historical Society , and as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. He is also a former member of the Village Council for the Village of Terrace Park, and the Board of Trustees for the World Piano Competition and the Cincinnati Fire Museum.

Steve is a frequent contributor of articles to various business and trade publications in the areas of general corporate law, entity selection, transportation law, workers compensation, and real estate law. Some of the publications in which his articles have appeared are “Broker and Agent” Real Estate Professionals Magazine, the Kentucky Motor Transport Association “Trucker” Magazine, the Ohio Trucking Association monthly newsletter and as a part of papers delivered at the annual meeting of the Transportation Lawyers Association.