OUR TEAM

Steve Mason practices in the areas of civil rights defense, insurance defense, business and commercial litigation, defense of governmental entities, and medical liability. Through the years, he has had a wide and varied trial practice, having been actively involved in litigation in State and Federal courts.

Throughout his career, Steve has handled a wide variety of matters, including personal injury litigation, commercial litigation, condemnation matters, civil rights litigation, family law, criminal defense, and office practice. For many years, Steve worked with the U. S. Department of Justice as an Assistant U. S. Attorney in the Civil Section of the U. S. Attorney’s Office. As Assistant U. S. Attorney, Steve defended the United States in a wide variety of civil litigation, including medical malpractice, vehicle accident and premises liability cases. He also defended constitutional damage suits against federal agents, suits against agencies for employment discrimination, and other suits against federal agencies. While there, Steve earned the designation of Senior Litigation Counsel.

Steve has defended multi-million-dollar tort cases involving catastrophic injuries and deaths. He has worked some notable cases, including the United States v. The Rainbow Family case, which was argued before Judge William Wayne Justice in federal court in Lufkin, Texas. In 2000, as a member of the U.S. Department of Justice trial team, he defended the United States in the historic Branch Davidian wrongful death trial in federal court in Waco, Texas. Because he has practiced in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Texas for more than twenty-five years, Steve may be effectively utilized as trial counsel or local counsel in federal cases in the Eastern District of Texas.

EDUCATION

Baylor University School of Law, Juris Doctorate

Baylor University, Bachelor of Arts

BAR ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Texas, 1974

COURT ADMISSIONS

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

EXTRACURRICULAR

Appointed Attorney General, Baylor Student Body, directed Student Legal Bureau

Baylor Law Review

Baylor Moot Court Competition

Baylor Tennis Team

Defense of Governmental Entities

Insurance Defense

Business & Commercial Litigation

Medical Liability

MEMBERSHIPS

State Bar of Texas

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

U. S. Department of Justice Advocacy School, past instructor and speaker

Initiated development of Department of Justice Program on Federal Civil Practice

Developed many in-house training programs and materials for Department of Justice lawyers

Past Instructor, Tyler Junior College Paralegal Program

Past Instructor, University of Texas at Tyler