Steve received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Brown University in 1986. He earned his J.D. degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, graduating magna cum laude in 1994. He is licensed to practice in Alabama and Georgia.
Steve is an associate professor for Mergers & Acquisitions, Bankruptcy and Corporate Finance Law at the Cumberland School of Law (Samford University – Birmingham, AL). He is currently a board member of the Brown Football Association (Providence, R.I.), the Holy Trinity/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral Foundation (Birmingham, AL) for which he also serves as its Secretary, and serves as the Vice President of the American Hellenic Athletic Foundation (Atlanta, GA) . He was formerly a board member of the Mountain Brook Sports Corporation (Mountain Brook, AL) and SouthPoint Bank (Birmingham, AL).