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Steve Olen graduated from Princeton University in 1976 and received his Juris Doctorate summa cum laude from Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1979. During law school he was Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, a member of Cumberland Law Review, and winner of the Moot Court Competition. He was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1979.

Mr. Olen's practice focuses on complex litigation, business litigation, class actions and bankruptcy litigation. He has been lead counsel in numerous multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements.

Mr. Olen resides in Mobile, is married to the former Sharon Simmons, and is the father of three children, Beth, Eric and Christopher.

Affiliations

Mr. Olen serves on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Association for Justice and the Executive Committee of the South Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, and is a past Treasurer, member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Civil Practice Committee of the Mobile Bar Association. Mr. Olen also serves on the Board of Directors of Alabama Appleseed, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving social justice for all.

Mr. Olen has been listed in Best Lawyers in America® since 1999, and was named the "Mobile Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year" for 2010. In addition, Mr. Olen was named one of the leading lawyers in the state of Alabama in the area of Business Litigation by Super Lawyers magazine (2009 and 2010).

Significant Verdicts and Settlements

Mobile Register - $1 Million verdict - Woman awarded $1 million in suit

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