Stephen J. Stine

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. 

Areas of practice:

• Civil litigation
• Commercial law
• Contracts
• Qui Tam litigation

Admitted:

• 2000, Illinois
• 2004, Virginia
• 2007, District of Columbia

Education:

• J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, 2000
• B.A., Bob Jones University, 1996

Membership:

• Virginia State Bar
• The District of Columbia Bar
• Illinois State Bar

Honors and 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 Public Employee’s First Amendment Claims in the Aftermath of Garcetti v. Ceballos