Steven P. Handelin was born in Reno, Nevada. He is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Nevada and California. He was initially licensed in Nevada in 2005, and then in California in 2006. He continues to actively practice in both states.
Steve attended the University of Nevada-Reno, where he earned degrees in Financing and Marketing in 2001. During his time at the University of Nevada-Reno, he earned minors in Economics and Computer Information Systems. Steve then went on to the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate, with a concentration in intellectual property in 2005.