Steve Stephens: Mediation Lawyer & Educator.pdf

Western Kentucky University, B.A., 1972
University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 1975
Moot Court Board; Staff, Kentucky Law Journal
Advanced Mediation Training, Harvard Law School, 1997

Admitted to Practice
Kentucky, 1975
U.S. District Courts
Eastern District of Kentucky, 1991

Litigation Experience
1975-1978: Litigation Associate
Middleton, Reutlinger & Baird, Louisville,KY
1978-1979: Special Ass’t Attorney General, Kentucky Natural Resources Cabinet,
Litigator
1981-1989: Environmental Counsel, Newport Steel Corporation(Handled administrative
litigation and compliance issues, supervised outsourced litigation)
1991-1994: Of Counsel, Robinson & McElwee, Charleston,WV(Member of Trial Team
defending major toxic tort suit)
1994-2002: Of Counsel, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC, Covington KY
(Environmental and Tort Litigation)

Professional Achievements
The Best Lawyers In America, 13th Ed., 2005-09
(Inaugural Edition for Alternative Dispute Resolution) and each Edition thereafter;
AV Rating: Martindale-Hubbell
Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2005 Edition

Dean, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, NKU, 1986-1992

Professor of Law, Salmon P. Chase College of Law,
Northern Kentucky University, 1979- Present
Kentucky Bar Foundation:
Charter Life Fellow, 1985-present
Vice President, 1995-96
President, 1997-98
Kentucky Bar Association:
Member, Board of Governors, 1983-84
Young Lawyers Section: Vice President, 1978-79,
1981-82;
Secretary Treasurer, 1980-81; Chairman-elect, 1982-83;
Chairman, 1983-84
Member, Ethics Committee, 1984-1994
Member, Kentucky Rules of Evidence Drafting Committee, 1987-1989
Member Evidence Rules Review Commission, Supreme Court of Kentucky, 2009-2012
Member, Board of Directors, Cincinnati Bar Foundation, 1992-1996
Member, Board of Trustees, Center for The Resolution of Disputes, Inc., 1997-2002,
President, 1999-2000;
Member, Board of Education, Covington Latin School, 2008-present;
President, Board of Trustees, The Hillside Trust, 2009-present

Selected Recent Presentations
September, 2003: “Character Evidence in Kentucky Courts”, Kentucky District Judges
Ass’n Annual Meeting
September, 2002: “Effective Mediation of Administrative Disputes”, National
Association of Administrative Law Judges Annual Meeting, Lexington, KY
September, 2002: Presenter, “Hearsay 101", Kentucky Circuit Judges Ass’n Annual
meeting, Bowling Green, KY
June, 2002: “The Trial Consultant as an Aid to Mediation”, American Society of Trial
Consultants Annual Meeting, Denver, CO;
October, 2009: Presenter, “Hearsay 101", Kentucky District Judges Ass’n Annual
Meeting, Lake Barkley, KY;
April, 2010:” Gender Differences in Negotiating and Mediating “ABA Section of Dispute
Resolution Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA


Memberships and Honors
Recipient, Robert O. Lukowsky Outstanding Teaching Award, 2007, 2009
Master, Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court, 1994-present;
Life Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference;
Northern Kentucky University Foundation:
Member, Development Committee, 1981-86;
Member, Board of Directors, 1985-2010
Chair, Planned Giving Committee, 2000- 2010
Member, University of Kentucky College of Law Lafferty
Society, 1993-present
National Jaycees Association - Outstanding Young Man
Of the Year, 1983
Who's Who in American Law, 1985 Edition
Member, Board of Trustees, AIK COMP, 1998-present

Mediation Experience
Served as Mediator in over 2000 cases

Case Type Concentration: Medical and Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury, Commercial,
Construction, Product Liability, Labor and Employment

Success Rate: 91.7%

Areas Served: Kentucky and Ohio

References and Rates: Furnished upon request