Stephen Kozick Email & Phone Number

United States

Represent business entities and individuals at every stage of construction defect, termite, premises liability, personal injury, asbestos and employment matters, among others, in South Carolina state and federal courts. Serve as outside general counsel for a variety of corporate clients. Analyze legal issues and theories for use in dispositive motions and claims against other parties. Draft pleadings, motions, supporting memoranda, orders, discovery requests and responses, client reports, mediation reports, settlement agreements and releases. Conduct depositions. Work closely with construction, engineering, regulatory and medical experts. Argue motions and defend clients at trial. Negotiate settlements.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Served as a senior partner in defense litigation and represent business entities and individuals in construction defect, termite, personal injury, asbestos and employment matters, among others, in South Carolina state and federal courts. Drafted pleadings, motions, supporting memoranda, orders, discovery requests and responses, client reports, mediation reports, settlement agreements and releases. Developed litigation budgets. Performed research. Analyzed legal issues and theories for use in dispositive motions and claims against other parties. Initiated and defended declaratory judgment actions. Conducted depositions. Worked closely with construction, engineering, regulatory and medical experts. Argued motions and defended clients at trial. Negotiated settlements. Assumed lead role in creating innovative full-service and mobile web sites for the firm.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Researched and drafted bench memoranda, orders and opinions in response to motions in civil and criminal cases in U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Drafted sentencing orders in cases involving upward departures, variances or novel legal issues. Advised judge and recommended rulings on a wide variety of legal matters. Attended hearings and trials and provided in-court analysis and counsel to judge. Evaluated and approved jury charges. Assisted in caseload management. Supervised interns.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Interviewed federal defendants and produced pretrial reports and bond/detention recommendations for U.S. Magistrate Judges. Drafted presentence reports for U.S. District Judges. Represented the U.S. Probation Office at pretrial and sentencing hearings. Supervised offenders on pretrial and post-conviction release. Coordinated offender investigations and research with other federal judicial districts.

Baltimore, Maryland Area And Charleston, South Carolina Area

Investigated Title 21 and Title 18 U.S.C. violations. Prepared investigative reports, operational plans and affidavits for wire intercepts, search warrants and arrest warrants. Managed and debriefed confidential informants. Conducted and directed enforcement and surveillance operations. Assisted AUSAs with court reports and trial materials. Testified in federal and state trials, pretrial hearings and before grand juries.

Dallas, Texas

Researched, analyzed and monitored drug trafficking trends in the Dallas Field Division. Developed and maintained intelligence databases. Provided intelligence support for DEA Title 21 and Title 18 U.S.C. investigations.

Arlington, Virginia

Composed decision papers on organizational issues for the Chief Financial Officer and senior management at DEA Headquarters. Performed management and process improvement studies and allocated personnel to field offices.

Springfield, Virginia

Developed technical specifications, proposals, project plans and interagency agreements for information management projects (fax-on-demand and imaging services) with client government agencies. Coordinated in-house services and managed client projects.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Magna Cum Laude, Law, G.P.A. 3.695, Class Rank #4 Of 136

Activities and Societies: Charleston Law Review: Associate Articles Editor, 2008-2009; Best Spader Award, 2008; and author of ".

B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Politicial Science

Activities and Societies: Authored and defended undergraduate thesis "U.S. Civil-Military Rleations in 1994: A Target for Improvement".