Steve is an experienced trial attorney and has successfully tried complex cases before juries in state and federal court.  In addition to his trial practice, Steve has maintained an active appellate practice and has successfully argued cases before state appellate courts in Kansas and Missouri, the federal appellate courts and before the United States Supreme Court.

Steve Six joined Stueve Siegel Hanson following his term as the 43rd Attorney General of Kansas.  As Attorney General, Steve successfully represented the State of Kansas in complex cases in various areas including healthcare, antitrust, environmental resources and consumer protection.  Steve successfully prosecuted capital and first-degree murder cases and was the first Attorney General in more than 35 years to personally prosecute these cases before juries.  Steve represented the State of Kansas and argued before the United States Supreme Court in a dispute over the division of water in the Arkansas River and successfully represented Kansas in a case before the United Sates Supreme Court against Nebraska over water resources in the Republican River.

As Attorney General, Steve also oversaw a vigorous investigation into mortgage fraud schemes, working closely with the Federal Trade Commission and the United States Attorney's Office.  He served on the Attorneys General State-Federal Task Force on Mortgage Enforcement.  Steve worked closely with attorneys general from across the country in antitrust enforcement, large consumer protection actions and served on the National Association of Attorneys General Executive Committee, as Chair of the Midwest Region of Attorneys General and on other consumer protection and Medicaid fraud working groups.

Prior to becoming Attorney General, Steve served as district court judge in Kansas. 

Steve has been active in professional and bar organizations, serving on the Board of Governors of the Kansas Bar Association, the Bench-Bar Committee for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and various other bar committees.

After graduating from the University of Kansas School of Law, Steve served as a law clerk to the Honorable Deanell R. Tacha on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT PRACTICE
Kansas v. Colorado, No. 105 Orig., 129 S.  Ct. 1294, 173 L. Ed. 2d 245 (2009).  Steve successfully argued the case before the United States Supreme Court on December 1, 2008.  Kansas asserted that it was entitled to have its litigation costs recovered as a prevailing party under United States Supreme Court Rules, not the federal statute that limits reimbursement of costs.  The Supreme Court agreed and ruled that in Article III cases, the Supreme Court’s rules trump court rules passed by Congress.

Kansas v. Nebraska, No. 126, Orig. (2010).  Kansas sought to have the Supreme Court reopen this previously settled case and impose sanctions on the State of Nebraska for overuse of its share of water from the Republican River and enjoin Nebraska from further depletion of Kansas’ water rights.  Steve coordinated the legal team developing Kansas’ strategy to protect its environmental resources.

Snyder v. Phelps, 130 S. Ct. 1737, 176 L. Ed. 2d 211 (2010),  Steve assisted in drafting and editing an amicus brief representing 47 states and the District of Columbia in arguing that the First Amendment is not violated by state laws imposing an umbrella of protection over a military families’ funerals for a soldier killed in action.  

Subaru of America, Inc. v. Compton, 519 U.S. 1042, 117 S. Ct. 611, 136 L. Ed. 2d 536 (1996).  Steve assisted in drafting and editing the brief asserting that the standard for the admission of expert testimony was met in a successful jury trial and should not be overturned.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT CASES 
State of Kansas v. Pharma Manufacturers –AWP Litigation As Attorney General, Steve brought suit against over 30 large pharmaceutical companies for overcharging the state Medicaid program for medications.  The suit alleged the drug companies unlawfully inflated the drug cost charge to the state.  The Average Wholesale Price (AWP) exceeded the true price by more than 200% in some cases.  The suit sought actual damages, statutory penalties and injunctive relief.  The case to date has resulted in settlements of over thirty million dollars.

State, ex rel. Stephen N. Six, Attorney General v. Kansas Lottery, 286 Kan. 557, 186 P.3d 183 (2008).  Steve coordinated the legal team evaluating the new Kansas Expanded Lottery Act and assisted in drafting and editing the brief filed in a direct appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court seeking to test the constitutionality of the Expanded Lottery Act.

State ex rel. Stephen N. Six, Attorney General, and Pawnee County Cnty. Health Org., Inc. v. St. Joseph Mem’l Hosp., Case No. 09-CV-61 (2010).  After Central Kansas Medical Center decided to close St. Joseph Hospital in Larned, Kansas, CKMC refused to sell or transfer it assets or its Critical Access Hospital (CAH) status to Pawnee County Community Health Organization, a new organization set up to save the medical facility.  Steve worked with our team to develop a strategy seeking to file suit against CKMC and force it to transfer its property and CAH status to the new entity to prevent the waste or misuse of the charitable assets.  The case was successful in forcing CKMC to transfer these valuable assets.

Pronold v. Bridgestone Firestone, 01-CV-05088 (Johnson County District Court 2004).  Steve represented a young man injured in a roll-over accident caused by a tread separation on a Firestone tire.  Following trial, the jury awarded a verdict of 8.3 million, one of the largest verdicts in Johnson County, Kansas in many years. 

Bessey v. Genuine Auto Parts, Inc., CL 89895 (Polk County District Court, Des Moines, Iowa 2004).   Trucking accident case arising from an accident in dense fog at a railroad crossing.  The case was settled for a significant, confidential amount.

CRIMINIAL CASES
State of Kansas v. Israel Mireles, Case No. 07-CR-524 (2010).  Steve prosecuted Israel Mireles, for the brutal murder of a Butler County Community College student Emily Sander.  He obtained a conviction before a jury for capital murder and Mr. Mireles was sentenced to life in prison.

State of Kansas v. Wilson, Case No. 08-CR-30 (2009).  Steve prosecuted the defendant Kenneth Wilson in the Osborne County, Kansas District Court for the murder of Kansas farmer Scott Noel and, following a trial, the jury convicted him of first-degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison.