Kenneth Stephenson Stepp

Kenneth Stephenson Stepp

KENNETH S. STEPP, PSC
  • Appeals & Appellate, Civil Rights, Criminal Law ...
  • Florida, Georgia, Kentucky
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Biography

Born and raised in South Carolina, I graduated from Clemson University in 1968 and joined the U.S. Navy. After serving in the Navy in Florida, Rhode Island, California (received Masters of Management degree at United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey California); South Carolina, shipboard on the USS BLAKELY (DE 1072) with port calls in Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Port Au Prince Haiti, Charleston South Carolina, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada; Stavanger Norway; Copenhagen Denmark; Kiel Germany; and Brest France. Subsequent Navy shore duty in Charleston South Carolina; Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas. Attended University of Georgia Law School 1973-1976 receiving Juris Doctor Degree in Law. Practiced Law at offices in Columbus, Georgia; Inverness, Florida; and Manchester, Kentucky. Contact at P. O. Box 1271, Manchester, Kentucky 40962 (kenneth_stepp@yahoo.com) as a sole practitioner. My phone numbers are area code 606, and 596-0360, 599-8770, and cell 391-3549, My practice is in Eastern Kentucky, mostly in Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Knox, Laurel, Perry, Owsley, and Lee Counties all in Kentucky. I have been a lawyer since 1976, and have been admitted to the Kentucky Bar Association, the Florida Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, and licensed to practice in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky, the Sixth Circuit Federal Appeals Court, and the Middle District of Florida and the Middle District of Georgia.

Practice Areas
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Criminal Law
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Juvenile Law
Additional Practice Areas
  • Car Accidents
  • Social Security and SSI
Fees
  • Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Florida
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Georgia
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Kentucky
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Attorney at Law
KENNETH S. STEPP
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Practice law with office in Clay County and cases in Clay, Leslie, Jackson, Laurel, and Knox Counties, Kentucky with KENNETH S. STEPP, PSC. Prev. with Law Offices of Carl A. Short II in Manchester, Kentucky as attorney. Prev. with Office of Public Advocacy in Pineville and Harlan, Kentucky as attorney at law. Prev. practiced law in Florida and Georgia.
Education
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia
J.D (1976) | Law
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As Secretary of Civil Cases for Legal Aid and Defender Society, assigned Civil Cases to student members of the Society, who provided legal services to indigents without charge, and received law school credit for this.
Honors: Secretary of Civil Cases, of Legal Aid and Defender Society.
Activities: Legal Aid and Defender Society; Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity.
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United States Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey California
M.S (1970) | Management
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Clemson University
B.S (1968) | Industrial Management; Economics
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Played Forward for the Soccer Club which years later evolved into the national champion Clemson Men's Soccer Team; was Field Trip Chairman for Society for the Advancement of Management arranging for Industrial Management student group field trips to factories in Atlanta, Georgia and upstate South Carolina.
Honors: Iota Mu Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi
Activities: Soccer Club; Wesley Foundation; Alpha Phi Omega; Y.M.C.A.; Society for the Advancement of Management; Iota Mu Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi.
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Awards
Certificate of Appreciation
Volunteer Lawyers of Appalachian Kentucky (VLAK)
Award for ninety six hours of legal services to poor people.
Professional Associations
National Association of Disability Representatives (NADA)
Member
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Activities: Represented clients in Requests for Reconsideration, hearings before Administrative Law Judge, appeals to Appeals Council, petitions before Federal District Court, and Petition before Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Kentucky Bar Association
member
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National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (NOSSCR)
Member
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Activities: Handled Social Security cases from Reconsideraion, Administrative Law Judge Hearing, Appeal Council petition, Federal District Court petition, and Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals petition.
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The Florida Bar  # 235490
member
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State Bar of Georgia
member
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Certifications
Member
The Florida Bar
Member
Bar of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Member
State Bar of Georgia (inactive)
Member
Active Bar of the Sixth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Member
Clay County (KY) Bar Association
Member
Viet Nam Veterans of America
Member
Manchester (KY) Christian Church
Member
National Association of Disability Attorneys
Member
Kentucky Bar Association
Member
National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
Websites & Blogs
Website
KENNETH S. STEPP, PSC
Website
Blog
Contact & Map
KENNETH S. STEPP, PSC
7750 North U.S. Hwy. 421
P. O. Box 1271
Manchester, KY 40962
Telephone: (606) 596-0360
Telephone: (606) 391-3549
Fax: (606) 596-0360