also known as Steve Wald
Steve helps landowners get compensation from the government when their private property is taken for public use. He primarily litigates inverse condemnation claims involving recreational trail projects, i.e., Rails-to-Trails litigation. Steve has recovered many millions of dollars for landowners across the country as lead counsel or as a substantial contributor.
Steve has more than 25 years of experience in civil litigation. Prior to co-founding Stewart, Wald & Smith, he served as a partner at two Midwest firms, where his work included legal and medical malpractice defense, insurance coverage disputes, commercial litigation, consumer fraud claims, and other breach of contract and fraud claims. He is adept at managing document-heavy cases and working with experts in business valuation and real estate appraisals.
Before entering private practice, Steve served as a law clerk for the Honorable Tom Stagg, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. While in law school, Steve also served as editor of the Louisiana Law Review.
Steve also earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
Admissions
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• United States Court of Federal Claims
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• Missouri Supreme Court
• Admitted pro hac vice to various other federal and state courts
Education
• Washington University in St. Louis, M.B.A., 2002
• Louisiana State University, J.D., 1994
• Ithaca College, B.S., 1991
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Practice Area
18 years
30%-33%
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In Action Capital Properties, LLLP v. United States, our attorneys recovered $714,000 on behalf of 2 landowners in Fulton County, Georgia, along a 2.3-mile trail.
In Goodwill v. United States, our attorneys recovered $494,000 on behalf of 2 landowners in Greenville County, South Carolina along a 2.38-mile trail.
In Tacsites v. United States, our attorneys recovered $188,000 on behalf of 1 landowner in Fulton County, Georgia, along a 2.04-mile trail.
In Hazen XXVI, LLC v. United States, our attorneys recovered $75,000 on behalf of 11 landowners in Howard County, Indiana, along a 2.38-mile trail.
In Ansley Walk v. United States, our attorneys recovered $18,416,000 on behalf of 5 landowners in Fulton County, Georgia, along a 1-mile trail.
In 112 Haywood LLC v. United States, our attorneys recovered $800,000 on behalf of 2 landowners in Greenville County, South Carolina along a 3.29-mile trail.
In Williams v. United States, our attorneys recovered compensation on behalf of 12 landowners in Washington and Carter Counties, Tennessee, along a 10-mile trail.
In Carpenter v. United States, our attorneys recovered $87,000 on behalf of 8 landowners in Pulaski County, Arkansas, along a 4.04-mile trail.
In Creston VFW v. United States, our attorneys participated in successfully representing landowners along a 1.75-trail in Kent County, Michigan.
In Phillips v. United States, our attorneys recovered $233,000 on behalf of 32 landowners in Geneva and Covington Counties Alabama, along a 42.9-mile trail.
In Turner v. United States, our attorneys recovered $1,800,000 on behalf of 29 landowners in Shelby County, Tennessee, along a 13.34-mile trail.
In Lambert v. United States, our attorneys recovered $3,960,000 on behalf of 88 landowners in Shelby County, Tennessee, along a 6.26-mile trail.
In Finch v. United States, our attorneys recovered $2,700,000 on behalf of 184 landowners in Pulaski County, Arkansas, along a 4.04-mile trail.
In Bridgeman v. United States, our attorneys participated in recovering $10,930,000 on behalf of landowners in Washington and Carter Counties, Tennessee, along a 10-mile trail.
In Thomas v. United States, our attorneys recovered $5,500,000 on behalf of 79 landowners in Shelby County, Tennessee, along a 7.08-mile trail.
In Greenwood v. United States, our attorneys recovered $1,000,000 on behalf of 53 landowners in Lawrence County, Arkansas, along a 6.70-mile trail.
In Sutton v. United States, our attorneys recovered $3,100,000 on behalf of 37 landowners in Yolo County, California, along a 9.27-mile trail.
In Furlong v. United States, our attorneys recovered $14,200,000 on behalf of 272 landowners in Albany, New York, along a 10.94-mile trail.
In Capreal v. United States, our attorneys recovered $3,300,000 on behalf of landowners in Webster and Dudley Counties, Massachusetts, along a 10.8 mile trail.
2002
M.B.A.
1994
JD - Juris Doctor
1991
B.S.
English