An experienced attorney-at-law, judge, educator, and election supervisor, Steven deLaroche has achieved success in all of these key positions in the courtroom, in both civil and criminal cases. As a prosecutor for the Office of the State Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit in Florida, he handled everything from misdemeanors to capital offenses. In his current Daytona Beach practice and in previous practices, the attorney-at-law has served as a criminal defense, business, and family lawyer. A two-term Volusia, Florida, County Judge as well, Steven deLaroche presided over both civil and criminal trials and earned election to the position of Chief Administrative County Judge, becoming the youngest individual to hold the position in Florida history.

Following his graduation from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he served on the editorial staff of the Stetson Law Review and joined the International Law Moot Court team, newly appointed attorney-at-law Steven deLaroche became a prosecutor for four years. During this period, he specialized at one point in prosecuting child-sex crimes and later concentrated on co-managing the Career Criminal Division. Subsequently, Steven deLaroche accepted a position as an attorney-at-law at the Law Offices of David R. Damore, where he mainly practiced criminal law.

For five years, Steven deLaroche acted as an attorney-at-law at his own firm, the Law Offices of Steven N.J. deLaroche, concentrating on the same areas he focuses on today: criminal defense and family and business law. In 2000, voters elected attorney-at-law Steven deLaroche to the first of two terms as a County Judge in Volusia, Florida. During his tenure as Chief Administrative County Judge, he reorganized the distribution system of court cases to reflect the population shifts and complexity of issues, supervised eight other judges, and held overall responsibility for the county court system’s administration of justice.

As an attorney-at-law, Steven deLaroche has tried more than 175 cases before juries and presided as a judge over numerous other trials. He also has taught classes for the DeLand Citizens Police Academy and served as an Adjunct Professor at Daytona Beach Community College. In addition, Steven deLaroche utilized his knowledge and skills as an attorney-at-law as Chairman of the Volusia County Probation Selection Committee and Elections Canvassing Board.