Steven H. Schwartz
Education
• George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1984)
• Indiana University (B.A., with distinction, 1981)
• Phi Beta Kappa
Accomplishments
Steve Schwartz has been practicing since 1985 and regularly handles all types of litigation with a concentration on economic loss claims, including business disputes, professional liability claims, employment litigation, intellectual property disputes, class actions and insurance coverage matters.
Mr. Schwartz has experience with all types of business-related disputes, including breach of contract, fraud, unjust enrichment, RICO, tortious interference with contract, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, breach of fiduciary duty, securities fraud and antitrust.
Mr. Schwartz has handled professional liability cases of all types including claims against lawyers, accountants, payroll companies, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers, real estate appraisers, and title companies.
Known for his practice in the area of employment law, Mr. Schwartz regularly handles cases involving allegations of discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) violations, retaliation, wrongful termination, hostile work environment, and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations.
With extensive experience in all types of intellectual property disputes, Mr. Schwartz handles patents, trademark, copyrights, and unfair competition disputes. He has also handled several technology and computer-related disputes, including claims of software counterfeiting and software contract disputes.
Mr. Schwartz also has substantial experience representing clients in complicated insurance coverage matters. He also previously served as an attorney for the U.S. International Trade Commission, Office of Unfair Import Investigations.
Mr. Schwartz is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Insurance Litigation. He also serves as a qualified neutral for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, as well the Circuit Courts of the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri.
Affiliations
• Missouri Bar
• Illinois Bar
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court for Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Areas of Practice
- Advertising/Media/Communications
- Business/Commercial
- Civil Rights
- Class Action/Mass Tort
- Complex Litigation
- Constitutional Law
- Construction
- Contract
- Corporate Partnership Disputes
- Employee Benefits
- Employment/ADA/Discrimination
- Flat Fee Program
- Home Foreclosure
- Insurance Policy Disputes
- Intellectual Property
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- School
- Sexual Misconduct
- Subrogation
- Unfair Competition
- Uninsured Motorist
- Will/Trust/Probate
- Advertising/Media/Communications
- Business/Commercial
- Civil Rights
- Class Action/Mass Tort
- Complex Litigation
- Constitutional Law
- Construction
- Contract
- Corporate Partnership Disputes
- Employee Benefits
- Employment/ADA/Discrimination
- Flat Fee Program
- Home Foreclosure
- Insurance Policy Disputes
- Intellectual Property
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- School
- Sexual Misconduct
- Subrogation
- Unfair Competition
- Uninsured Motorist
- Will/Trust/Probate