Background
Grabenstein, Stephen J. was born on May 9, 1957 in Buffalo, New York, United States.
Grabenstein, Stephen J. was born on May 9, 1957 in Buffalo, New York, United States.
University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1979. Juris Doctor, 1982).
Worked at Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes and Davis, P.A. (Asheville, North Carolina) specializing in Insurance Defense Law, Workers Compensation Law, Trust and Estate Litigation, Civil Rights Law, General Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Tennessee. 1984, District of Columbia.
1989, United States.
District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee, United States. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. 1992, North Carolina.
1993, United States.
District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Minority Counsel, United States. Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, 1984-1985. Legislative Director, United States.
Senator Jim Sasser, 1985-1988.
Assistant Attorney General, Tennessee, 1988-1992.