Steven received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Binghamton, with distinction, in 2000.
He attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he graduated in 2003. During law school, Steve served as a Supervising Editor of the Cardozo Law Review (2002 – 2003). And, as a member of the Innocence Project, Steven helped exonerate an individual convicted in 1987 based upon DNA evidence.
Recognized in Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Rising Stars, 2014-2018
Four Years After Sandy, Storm Resilience Lags, co-authored with Patrick Kennell and Ryan Westerfield, Risk Management Magazine
Policy Language Or No, You Can’t Depreciate Labor In Ark, co-authored with Benjamin R. Messing, Law360
The Calm Before The Next Storm: What Insurance Leaders Should Know About Resiliency, co-authored with Patrick Kennell and Ryan Westerfield, 26 Westlaw Journal, Insurance Coverage 11
Can You Depreciate Labor? A Divided Arkansas Supreme Court Says No, co-authored with Benjamin R. Messing, KDV Insurance Law Alert
K2-II Update: Insurer’s Breach of Duty Does Not Result in Automatic Liability in NY, co-authored with Patrick Kennell and Benjamin R. Messing, Lexology
Federal PA Court Permits ‘Bad Faith Set-Up’ as a Defense to Insured’s Bad Faith Claim, co-authored with Grace Hong, Lexology, December 10, 2013
New York Federal Court Affirms Geographic Reach of the State’s Late Notice Statute, Lexology
The Fuss Over Fracking: An Examination of the Insurance issues Associated with Hydro-Fracking, White Paper
Reformation based on Mutual Mistake Available Under New Jersey law Even When Sought Against Third-Party Not Involved in Contract Negotiations, Lexology
Japan’s Government Will Likely Bear Most of the Damages Resulting From the Earthquake, Lexology
Insureds and Underwriters Concerned With Unrest in Egypt, Lexology
Cyclone Yasi Causes Major Damage, Exposes Potentially Significant Insurance Losses, Lexology
A Right to Recover Consequential Damages in NY, co-authored with Laurie A. Kamaiko, Law360
Consequential Damages: New Developments in New York Caselaw Regarding an Insured’s Right to Recover Extra-Contractual Damages, co-authored with Laurie Kamaiko, Mondaq
New York’s Longstanding ‘No Prejudice’ Rule is Overturned, co-authored with Laurie Kamaiko, International Law Office
New York’s Reversal of its Longstanding ‘No Prejudice’ Rule and its Expansion of Rights of Direct Action Against Insurers: How Broad is Their Effect?, co-authored with Laurie Kamaiko, Martindale
Presenter, “The Many Policies Involved in a Construction Project: Wrap-ups, CCIP, OCIP Builder’s Risk,” 2018 NYSBA Insurance Coverage Update – A Glimpse Forward and a Glance Back
Presenter, “Builder’s Risk: When Reality Is Stranger Than Fiction,” 2017 PLRB Large Loss Conference
Presenter, “A Twenty-Four Hour Water Loss Mystery,” 2016 PLRB Large Loss Conference
Presenter, “Fracking – An Emerging Resource and Source of New Risk,” 2015 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar hosted by Casualty Actuarial Society
Presenter, “Blurred Lines: Adjusting & Appraising Large Loss,” 2014 PLRB Large Loss Conference
Presenter, “Fracking – An Emerging Resource and Source of New Risk,” 2014 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar hosted by Casualty Actuarial Society
Presenter, “Hydrofracking Risks and Coverage Issues,” Finger Lakes Insurance Council Claims Roundtable
Presenter, “Don’t Be Fooled: Hydrofracking Exposures Are Real,” Syracuse CPCU Society Chapter
Presenter, “Insurance Implications of Hydrofracking,” New York County Lawyers’ Association
Presenter, “Insurance and Reinsurance Implications of Fracking With Emphasis on Earthquake and Silica Exposures,” RAA Conference – Reinsurance Claims and Loss Management
Presenter, “Insurance Implications of Hydraulic Fracturing – The New Generation of Environmental Claims,” NYSBA Advanced Insurance Coverage Seminar
Presenter, “Emerging Environmental Risks Under Traditional and Specialty Lines Insurance,” ABA – Insurance Coverage Litigation Conference
