STEPHEN J. STINE represents clients in the areas of commercial litigation, employment law, contracts and civil litigation. He also has extensive experience in successfully representing whistleblowers in federal False Claims Act litigation.

Prior to his association with DiMuroGinsberg, Mr. Stine served as member of the Office of Staff Counsel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  In this capacity, he assisted the Court in the disposition of a wide variety of appeals including matters of employment law and Title VII claims, commercial transactions, federal and state tort claims, immigration proceedings, criminal appeals, and habeas proceedings.  Prior to his term with the Fourth Circuit, Mr. Stine was an Assistant State’s Attorney for the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office in Springfield, Illinois and prosecuted a variety of felony and misdemeanor offenses. 

Education:

J.D., The University of Illinois’ College of Law, 2000

B.A., cum laude, Bob Jones University,1996

Memberships & Activities:

• Admitted to the Bars of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the State of Illinois. 
  
• Admitted before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

Honors & Awards:

Finalist, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 2006, United States ex rel. Isakson v. Custer Battles

Publications:

• Co-Author, "Virginia Employment Law Letter", M. Lee Smith Publishers
  
  
• Author, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal

  - Excessive Force by State Police Officials
  
  - An Ever-Increasing Burden: The Challenges of Proving a Public Employee’s First Amendment Claims in the Aftermath of Garcetti v. Ceballos