Stephen (Steve) Barbas graduated in 1979, in the top 10% of his class, and was a published member of the Loyola Law Review from Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans Louisiana. He has been licensed to practice Law in his home state of Florida since 1979. He is a Fellow in the College of Workers Compensation Lawyers since 2011, and has been Board Certified in Workers Compensation since 1994 to the present date. His practice initially consisted of representing Employer/Carriers , but evolved into doing both claimant and defense work, primarily because of him being bilingual in Spanish and English. He was the Senior Partner of the law firm which was started in 1982, until January 1, 2019 when he semi-retired and sold his ownership interest in the firm to his partners.