- Business Litigation
- Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditor’s Rights
- Labor & Employment Law
- Civil Litigation
- Land Use and Development Litigation
Steve is a director in the Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s Business Litigation and Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditor’s Rights Practice Groups. Steve concentrates his practice on all forms of business disputes, including contract claims, real estate issues, commercial evictions, tax matters, and creditor/debtor matters.
Steve has extensive experience representing large and small companies in all stages of litigation before administrative agencies, the New Hampshire Superior Court, the New Hampshire Supreme Court and the United States Federal District Court.
Steve is also chair of the firm’s Hiring Committee.
Steve received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School (2005) and B.A. in Mathematics from Bates College (2000). While in law school, Steve also served as a Student Law Clerk with the Honorable Carol B. Amon in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2004).
Areas of Focus
Admissions
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Vermont
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire
Involvement
- Manchester Bar Association, President
- Member of the New Hampshire Bar Association
- Member of the Manchester Bar Association
- Leadership New Hampshire, Member of Class of 2019
- Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation
- Goffstown Industrial Corporation, Director and Secretary
- SAU 19 School Board, Vice Chair
- Goffstown School Board, Chair
- Goffstown School Board, Vice Chair (2014)
- Goffstown Planning Board (2007 – 2012)
- YMCA Allard Center, Board Development Committee and Former Chair
- Bates Boston Business Network, Member
Recognitions
Benchmark Litigation - 40 & Under Hot List
Awards
- Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation), 2020 – present
- Jack B. Middleton Pro Bono Legal Services Award, 2013
- Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty, Class of 2015
Latest News
- 60 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America (August 19, 2024)
- Chambers USA Recognizes 22 McLane Middleton Attorneys and Six Firm Practice Areas (June 11, 2024)
- Steve Dutton has Been Elected Governor-at-Large for the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Board of Governors (May 20, 2024)
- 26 McLane Middleton Lawyers Included in New England Super Lawyers (April 30, 2024)
- McLane Middleton Highly Recommended in 2024 Benchmark Litigation (October 24, 2023)
- 37 McLane Middleton Lawyers Included in Super Lawyers (October 17, 2023)
- 57 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America (August 17, 2023)
- Chambers USA Recognizes 23 McLane Middleton Attorneys and Six Firm Practice Areas (June 1, 2023)
- 59 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America (August 18, 2022)