Steve Comiskey

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Jan 1969 - Jan 1981

  Major, Judge Advocate

  After graduating from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Steve then began his 12 year Marine Corps active duty career as a Marine Aviator. While still in the Marine Corps, Steve attended the Washington College of Law at American University graduating magna cum laude and was the Managing Editor of the Law Review. Then, as a Marine Corps Judge Advocate, Steve began his legal career as the Chief Trial Counsel (Chief Prosecutor) at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, South Carolina, and finished his Marine Corps active duty career as a Major (O-4) at the Pentagon as the Marine Corps Special Assistant to the General Counsel of the Navy and as legal counsel to two Secretaries of the Navy, first to W. Graham Claytor Jr., and then to Edward Hidalgo. Show less

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  Miller & Chevalier Chartered

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1985

  Trial Lawyer

  Steve left Marine Corps active duty service when he was hired away from the Marine Corps by legendary Washington tax lawyer John Nolan to become a civil trial lawyer at the Washington, D.C., law firm Miller & Chevalier. At Miller & Chevalier Steve represented many of the major American oil companies as they challenged the U.S. Government’s price and allocation regulations, first at the federal agency administrative level, and then at the federal court level, during the early years of the then-newly created U.S. Department of Energy. Show less

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  Comiskey and Hunt Lawfirm

  Jan 1985 - Jan 2002

  Founding Partner

  Steve left Miller & Chevalier to start his own eponymous law firm – Comiskey & Hunt – representing many Washington, D.C., government and business luminaries, sports team owners, and other notable entrepreneurs during the golden years of high tech and information technology in Northern Virginia. As a member of the Bars of Virginia, Washington D.C., and Maryland, Steve continued his trial lawyer practice at Comiskey & Hunt practicing in both the State and Federal Courts in all three of those jurisdictions and representing his clients and their families in both their personal and corporate litigation and earning the coveted Martindale–Hubbell AV Rating from both his trial lawyer peers and from the State and Federal court judges that he appeared before. Show less

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  Washington Power Professional Lacrosse Team

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Owner, CEO

  Straddling his last years as the Managing Partner of his Comiskey & Hunt law firm and his first years as a Private Wealth Advisor at Morgan Stanley, Steve became a professional sports team owner himself when he bought the Pittsburgh Crossefire of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), relocated it to Washington, D.C., and renamed it the Washington Power. With all-time lacrosse greats, and twin brothers, Gary Gait and Paul Gait as the heart of the Washington Power – and with Steve and his family as the soul of the Washington Power – Steve and his family and the Gait Brothers brought championship professional indoor lacrosse to the Capital One Arena and to all lacrosse fans in the greater Washington/Baltimore area. Steve eventually sold the Washington Power to Stan Kroenke – the owner of the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), the Denver Nuggets (NBA), the Colorado Rapids (MLS), the Los Angeles Rams (NFL), and the Arsenal Football Club (Premier League) – who renamed the Washington Power the Colorado Mammoth and relocated the Team to his Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Show less

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  Morgan Stanley

  Jan 2002 - now

  Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor

  Beginning around the year 2000 many of the large broker-dealers and wirehouse firms approached Steve to join one of them to bring the investment, business, and professional acumen of their firm to Steve’s investment clients. Steve did his due diligence on each of those firms and in 2002 chose to join Morgan Stanley. It was the right decision for Steve and the right decision for all of our clients. Steve holds a U.S. System and Method Patent For Providing Financial Services to High Net Worth Individuals; and he has been repeatedly recognized by Forbes as a Washington, D.C., Top Wealth Advisor. Show less