Stephen serves as Shattuck’s General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. He joined Shattuck in 2021 after spending nearly 15 years in private practice with Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. and Baker Botts L.L.P. Stephen’s practice focused on federal litigation, particularly in intellectual property and technology disputes involving the life sciences and digital media. Stephen has a J.D., with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law, a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.S. from Louisiana State University, and a B.S. from Texas A&M University. He is admitted to practice law in Texas and before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. He is also a longtime author of the annually updated O’Connor’s Federal Intellectual Property Codes Plus and an adjunct professor with the trial advocacy program at the University of Texas School of Law.