He is a brilliant lawyer and a superb tactician.

Chambers USA, 2024

Stephen Braga has over 40 years of experience representing individuals and companies in their most important government enforcement matters. Whether it be handling sensitive criminal investigations or litigating the fall-out from such investigations in court, Steve has the sound judgment clients need to guide them carefully through such difficulties.

Over the course of his career, he has played a leading role in many of the most high-profile white collar cases and investigations in Washington, DC. This work has included the representation of numerous Executive Branch and Congressional officials in addition to private individual and corporate clients. In the course of this work, as exemplified below, Steve has represented numerous Executive Branch and Congressional officials in addition to private individual and corporate clients. Other career highlights include acting as lead counsel in securing the release in two separate high-profile representations of men who had spent decades in prison for wrongful murder convictions: Marty Tankleff, who was exonerated on an appeal argued by Steve, and Damien Echols, a member of the “West Memphis Three,” who was freed from death row on a deal negotiated by Steve.

Steve was elected a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2008.