Steve DeWolf has over 30 years of experience as a lawyer. He is licensed to practice in both Texas and California. He has tried cases in state and federal courts in Texas and has successfully argued appeals in both the state and federal judicial systems. His litigation experience spans real estate, personal injury, commercial disputes, employment and civil rights issues. He has participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations, ranging from small amounts in controversy to significant, complex matters.

DeWolf began practicing law in 1978 and, ever since, endeavored to provide quality, responsive legal services to clients at an affordable price.

DeWolf is “AV” peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  DeWolf has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer, a Thomason Reuters service, every year since 2005.

DeWolf co-authored the first Texas wind law textbook to be published by LexisNexis-Matthew Bender in April of 2011.  He has also been invited to be an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Law School, teaching a seminar in Wind law in the fall of 2011.

• Successfully represented clients in multiple director & officer matters.
• Successful arbitration award involving a Fortune 500 company on a breach of contract matter.
• Defended a national home builder in a real estate dispute with a developer and obtained a settlement worth millions during trial.
• Represented at trial, large public defendant in severe personal injury action with favorable result.
• Obtained no damage judgment for large oil field construction company at District Court and Fifth Circuit level in wrongful death case.
• Successfully defended national non-profit entity on sexual harassment charges.
• Defended large national mall owner in complex tenant litigation with claims of over $3 million which settled for a nominal amount.
• Successfully representation of clients involving municipal wrongful employment termination matters.
• Successfully defended national homebuilder at trial in large DTPA matter
• Successfully represented two police chiefs in claims involving the City of Dallas.

• United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1979, Eleventh Circuit in 1979, and Ninth Circuit in 1987
• All United States District Courts for Texas since 1980 and California in 1988
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

• Attended United States Naval Academy
• Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors, University of Texas, 1975
• Juris Doctor, University of Texas, with honors, 1978
• LL.M degree with honors, University of Cambridge, England, 1983

• State Bar of Texas, Admitted in 1978
• State Bar of California, Admitted in 1987 (inactive)
• Texas Bar Foundation Fellow

• Former Fox 4 (Dallas) legal commentator for The Good Day morning show ( more than eight years).
• Expert source for national and local media outlets, including Court TV, The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, The Dallas Morning News, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
  Lawyer, National Public Radio and WBAP.
• Lectured on legal topics before a variety of organizations including the State Bar of Texas, Texas Independent Bankers Association, the University of Texas Graduate School of Business, The University of North Texas Law School, University of North Texas, Southern Methodist University, and the Texas Police Chiefs’ Association.

• Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center, Member, Advisory Board
• Member, Commemorative Air Force

Editorials in The Dallas Morning News.

Ran with the bulls in Spain in 2004, and flies his 1943 open cockpit biplane in air shows. Steve has been flying single engine aircraft since 1985 and participating in air shows since 1993. He is also developing several wind farms in West Texas for commercial production of sustainable and renewable energy.