Steve Barnett is an experienced litigator who practiced as a Professional Engineer and Certified Industrial Hygienist prior to attending law school. He has represented multinational companies, large New Jersey corporations, smaller businesses, and individuals, both as plaintiffs and defendants in litigation and in the course of real estate and other commercial transactions and agreements.

In addition to his Connell Foley experience, Mr. Barnett was also Counsel - Health, Safety & Environment, for the British specialty chemicals company Elementis PLC, where he had global responsibilities for litigation, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, real property and regulatory compliance. He represented Elementis in the first reported CERCLA environmental cost recovery decision in the Southern District of New York after the United States Supreme Court's decision in Aviall. He managed and supported business transactions for Elementis ranging in value from $1 million to $60 million. Mr. Barnett also served five years for the United States Air Force as a Bioenvironmental Engineer and was honorably discharged with the rank of Capitan.