Steven E. Smathers

Chief Legal Counsel | Sowell & Co.

Adjunct faculty

Steven Smathers is the Chief Legal Counsel for He has been teaching at 51²è¹Ý for 15 plus years finds the students a challenge and a delight. Their inquiries keep him aware and constantly force him to check his assumptions about law and life. Teaching them to think and rely on their ability to reason is his consummate goal. The phone they carry contains all the facts they will ever need but their ability to assemble those facts to deal with the issue of the moment will define them as lawyers.

Area of expertise

  • Finance
  • Corporate Law
  • Reorganization
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Education

B.S., Microbiology, Ohio State University
J.D., summa cum laude, Ohio State University

Courses

Corporate Finance & Acquisition