Steve Barlow
Vice President/General Counsel – The Works, Inc.
Steve is a leader in neighborhood and community development in Memphis, Tennessee, where he has worked since 1996. At The Works, Inc., a citywide community development corporation, Steve is an officer of the corporation and directs the legal and policy team. The Works, Inc. is a developer and provider of affordable housing, an urban farm and nursery operator, a grocer, a community service provider and an advocate for improved housing and neighborhood quality in Memphis. Since 2012, Steve has represented the City of Memphis in civil litigation targeting public nuisance properties. Starting in 2015 much of that litigation has been handled under Steve’s guidance by second and third-year law students enrolled in the University of Memphis School of Law’s Neighborhood Preservation Clinic.