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Steve is a litigator, practicing in the areas of Professional Liability and Employment Law

Steve was born on August 7, 1949 in New York City and attended public schools there through the 8th grade. He left the city to attend Phillips Exeter Academy and became acquainted with the charms of New Hampshire, which made a lasting impression on him. He subsequently attended Harvard College, where he received his AB, JD and MBA degrees and was awarded a fellowship to Cambridge University to live in John Harvard's rooms at Emmanuel College and pursue an independent course of study. Steve practiced law with Foley, Hoag & Eliot in Boston from 1976-1983 and concentrated his practice in employment law from the management perspective. He has been at Ransmeier & Spellman since 1983 and enjoys a varied practice of civil litigation. Steve is a past President of Merrimack County Bar Association and has been a member of the American Bar Association since 1976.

He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, as well as New Hampshire, and has appeared before the First Circuit Court of Appeals and a variety of state and federal agencies with regulatory authority in the areas in which he practices, such as professional licensing and employment discrimination.

Steve is President of the Concord (NH) Public Library Foundation; Coordinator for Concord Programming for the New Hampshire Humanities Council; a Harvard College Admissions Alumni Interviewer; and a member of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance.

Education: Phillips Exeter Academy; Harvard College,  AB, JD, MBA

Bar Admissions: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, First Circuit.

Professional Activities: past President of Merrimack County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Litigation and Employment Law sections); Defense Research Institute ("DRI") and the Daniel Webster Chapter of the American Inns of Court.

Concentration: professional liability,  business litigation, employment and discrimination law, products liability and municipal liability.