Steven A. Westby
Partner, Hamilton, Westby, Antonowich & Anderson

Steven A. Westby graduated from Vanderbilt University (1976) before graduating from the Emory University School of Law (1980). He was a partner in the criminal defense firm of Fierer & Westby before joining the law firm of Neely & Player in 1986. In 1995, Mr. Westby became a founding partner at Hamilton, Westby, Antonowich & Anderson. His practice areas include workers’ compensation, insurance defense litigation and criminal defense.

Mr. Westby is an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, teaching a course in litigation to third year law students. He has taught at the National Center for Paralegal Training, and speaks at numerous professional seminars. He is a member in good standing in the State and Federal Courts in Georgia, and is a member of the American Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, and State Bar of Georgia.

Mr. Westby served Chamblee Charter High School over 12 years, including being a member of the CCHS Governance Council, where he chaired the Charter Rewrite Committee in 2005 and 2008, and was Governance Council chairperson in 2007-2008. He has also been the advisor to the CCHS Mock Trial team, the We the People team, and served several stints as president of the Chamblee Dugout Club. In December of 2008, the baseball field at Chamblee Charter High School was renamed “Steve Westby Field”.

Mr. Westby continues to serve CCHS as a member of the Board of Directors of the Blue and Gold Foundation. He also serves the Dekalb County School System as a member of the Board of Education’s Citizen Advisory Committee.

Mr. Westby and his wife, Sue, have four children: Lucas, Elizabeth, Ruth, and Paul. Lucas is a lawyer with Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough in Atlanta, Georgia. Elizabeth is an assistant editor at Atlanta Magazine. Ruth and Paul are students at Emory University. Mr. Westby and his family are members of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia.