Stephen P. "Steve" Pate

Stephen P. "Steve" Pate


Cozen O'Connor

Recognized since 2007

Houston, Texas

Practice Areas

Insurance Law

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Stephen Pate focuses his litigation practice on property insurance matters, Directors and Officers insurance matters, business interruption issues, CGL insurance matters, builders risk matters, commercial general liability insurance disputes, fraud, and various other extracontractual litigation matters. Over a 30 year career in coverage work, he has tried more than 45 first-party extracontractual cases to verdict. Prior to joining the firm, Stephen had been partner in the Houston office of an international law firm since 1994.A fellow of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel, in May 2017 Stephen was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Regents. ACCEC was established in 2012 and is composed of preeminent lawyers representing both insurers and policyholders involved in coverage and extracontractual matters. Since 2006 he has also been recognized by Chamber and Partners USA in Insurance-Texas. Stephen is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the American Law Institute.Stephen received his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University. Stephen earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. While in law school, he was research editor for the Vanderbilt Journal and he is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

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Location
  • LyondellBasell Tower, Suite 2900
    1221 McKinney Street
    Houston, TX 77010
Education
  • Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1983
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A. , graduated 1980
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, Texas Bar
  • New York, New York Bar
Affiliations
  • American Bar Foundation - Member
  • American College of Coverage Counsel - Board of Regents
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Cozen O'Connor
Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

149 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

77 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Insurance Law
Special Focus:
  • Bad Faith
  • Business Interruption
  • Coverage
  • COVID-19
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Property
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America 2018-2019
  • 2017 Irish Legal 100

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