Steven D. Groth

Steven Groth is a partner in the Litigation Group. Steve concentrates his practice in transportation, business and construction litigation. He defends clients in the trucking industry against wrongful death and serious injury claims. He represents architects, engineers and design professionals against claims of professional malpractice. He defends suits involving construction accidents and construction defect claims. He also advises businesses in connection with contracts and risk management. Steve has significant jury trial experience, and has briefed and argued successful appeals before the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the Indiana Court of Appeals. He received his B. S. in accounting from the University of Illinois in Champaign, and his J. D. from Washington University in St. Louis. During law school, he was an Honors Intern with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is a Certified Public Accountant, and is a former member of the U. S. Navy Judge Advocate Generals Corps, where he served as prosecutor, defense counsel, and Assistant Professor of Military Justice at the United States Naval Academy. He is admitted to practice in federal and state courts of Indiana and Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.