Representative Practice Areas:
- Litigating intellectual property disputes.
- Preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the United States and internationally.
- Providing written opinions on patent validity, infringement, and right-to-practice issues.
Experience:
- Steve has been with Dority & Manning since 2001 and is a Shareholder.
- Steve has familiarity with technologies such as reactor operations, nuclear instrumentation, radiological controls, and environmental remediation, power generation, textile machinery and products, and explosive ordnance.
- Prior to attending law school, Steve served eight years as a U.S. Naval Officer on nuclear submarines and two years as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy in nuclear and hazardous waste operations.
- After law school, Steve practiced in general litigation, gaining extensive first chair experience in state and federal courts. Steve has tried to conclusion over 60 cases in state and federal courts.
- In 2000, Steve began specializing in intellectual property law.
Representative cases include:
| Case Caption | Venue and C.A. Number | Opposing Counsel |
| Graham-White Manufacturing Co. v. Ellcon-National, Inc. | District of South Carolina C.A. No. 6:05-cv-396-HFF | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP |
| Manual Woodworkers & Weavers, Inc. v. Yankee Traders, Inc. | Northern District of Georgia C.A. No. 1:04-cv-665 | Arnall Goldman Gregory, LLP |
| SubAir Systems, LLC v. PrecisionAire Systems, Inc. | District of South Carolina C.A. No. 1:06-cv-2620-RBH | McNair Law Firm |
| ABB Automation Inc. v. Schlumberger Resource Management Services, Inc. | District of Delaware C.A. No. 01-77 | Woodcock Washburn Kurtz Mackiewicz & Norris, LLP |
| Super Duper, Inc. v. Mattel, Inc. | District of South Carolina C.A. No. 6:05-cv-1700-HFF | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP |
| Riverwood International Corporation v. R.A. Jones & Co., Inc. | Northern District of Georgia C.A. No.: 1:98-CV-02840-BBM | Wood, Herron, & Evans, LLP |
| Riverwood International Corporation v. Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC | Northern District of Georgia Case No. 1:03-CV-2097-BBM | Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP |
Professional Background:
- Education: The Citadel (B.S., Computer Science, 1984; Masters of Business Administration, 1992); U.S. Navy (Naval Nuclear Engineer); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1997).
- Admitted to Practice: South Carolina; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Member: American Bar Association; Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association.