Stephen Joseph Paine

Stephen is a partner for the firm and is a transactional attorney who practices in the areas of corporate, partnership, securities compliance, estate planning and succession law with a particular emphasis on entity formation and management, mergers and acquisitions, and other divestitures and business disputes. Stephen and his wife, Tiffany, have two children (Lillian -9 years and Joseph – 6 years). Stephen is an avid runner, who annually runs the Boston Marathon, and competes in other marathons and ultra marathon trail races. He and his wife are also active with their church – Norris Ferry Community Church.

Stephen received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Texas A&M University, where he attended a five-year Professional Program in Accounting. Upon graduating and prior to attending law school, Stephen was employed by Arthur Andersen, L.L.P. in its Dallas, Texas office as a Certified Public Accountant. In this capacity, Stephen participated in the organization and performance of financial audits for a variety of corporations with a primary specialization in the real estate industry.

Stephen obtained his law degree from Louisiana State University, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and a Senior Board Editor for the Louisiana Law Review. He graduated ranked 3rd in his law school class. He was a member of the Student Bar Association Ethics Committee (2003-2005) and appeared on the Chancellor’s List five times.