Our Attorneys

Kim K. Steffan

Ms. Steffan received her B.A. magna cum laude from Duke University in 1983, and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1986. She has been in general practice since 1986, most of that time in Hillsborough. Ms. Steffan serves as Vice Chair of the Regional Advisory Board for UNC’s Small Business and Technology Development Center. She is a past president of the Orange County Bar Association. She has spoken to various groups on estate planning, business law, family law, and other topics. From time to time, she serves as a volunteer guest faculty member at seminars and workshops at the UNC Law School. Ms. Steffan writes the monthly "Ask the Lawyer" legal column for the News of Orange County. She received the 2009 Work Life Balance Award presented by the N.C. Association of Women Attorneys.

Christopher Mann

Mr. Mann is a former law clerk to N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Ann Marie Calabria. After completing his clerkship, he practiced in Chapel Hill before joining Steffan & Associates, P.C. He received his Juris Doctor from William and Mary School of Law in May, 2007, where he earned an Alumni Scholarship. Mr. Mann graduated with his B.A. in Computer Information Systems from Thomas More College in Kentucky in 2001, where he received a Presidential Scholarship. Mr. Mann’s background in Computer Information led him to be particularly interested in intellectual property issues like trademarks, service marks, and copyrights.