Stephen Barrett primarily focuses his practice on complex commercial and product liability litigation.
Steve’s practice includes representation of defendants in mass and toxic torts, including litigations involving asbestos, talc, and pharmaceutical products. Steve routinely represents large, international corporations nationally, as national coordinating counsel and locally, throughout the State and Federal Courts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Washington, and Oregon. Not only does his practice involve coordinating and directly handling all aspects of litigation and discovery in local matters, Steve supports the strategic coordination of national matters and the direction of local counsel.
Steve has a broad range of litigation experience from initial investigations and fact-finding all the way through trial. Steve's practice often includes extensive research of complex issues arising in litigation, both involving legal issues and of internal corporate histories, on behalf of multi-national, industry-leading clients. In his role as national coordinating counsel and national discovery counsel, Steve coordinates the responses to complex and extensive discovery requests for all matters pending across the United States, and routinely prepares corporate representatives for depositions throughout the country.
Steve has significant experience in a variety of litigation practice areas. He has represented individuals and companies in matters involving property damage, construction liability and defects, environmental liability and catastrophic losses. Steve has also represented individuals and companies in major commercial contract disputes, consumer fraud actions and other investigations.