Stephen’s practice is primarily focused on labor and employment law, with an emphasis on litigation. He also represents approximately 40 professional athletes, including former Masters Champion Fred Couples, long jumper Mike Powell (current world record holder), and double gold-medal-winning sprinter Michael Johnson.

His practice includes advising employers on all aspects of employment and labor relations matters. He has litigated cases involving discrimination, wrongful discharge, claims for pension and profit-sharing benefits, AIDS, defamation, negligent hiring and supervision, First Amendment issues, and covenants not to compete. He has represented public and private employers, and state and federal courts around the country. He is a court-appointed mediator for cases in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and an invited member of the District of Columbia Circuit Judicial Conference. From 1976 to 1979, he served at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland as a captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps of the U.S. Army.

He was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as the top employment litigator in the metropolitan area in 2007 and by Best Lawyers in America as the Best Employment Litigator in Washington D.C. He has been listed in Best Lawyer, Chambers and Super Lawyers for many years.