About Bret Steven
Bret Steven Alexander built his legal foundation at the University of the South, where he completed a B.A. in economics and French in 1998. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. Those academic years set the stage for a career that moves between prosecution, federal work, and private practice.
He began his legal career as an associate at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. in 2001. That early work in private practice gave way to public service. In 2005 he returned to Hamilton County as a DUI prosecutor. Two years later he joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. By 2010 he was back in Hamilton County, this time handling felony and gang prosecutions as an assistant district lawyer.
The next phase brought a shift toward in-house and risk work. In 2013 he served as legal counsel for Life Care Legal & Risk Services, LLC, advising on legal and compliance matters tied to healthcare and risk management. In 2017 he became a partner at Houston & Alexander, PLLC, a move that positioned him at the intersection of litigation, regulatory work, and counsel services.
Alexander is licensed to practice in Georgia and Tennessee. His career path gives him a broad view of criminal litigation at both state and federal levels, as well as experience advising healthcare entities on legal risk. Prosecutorial roles taught him trial preparation, witness handling, and case strategy. The federal posting added experience in multi-jurisdictional investigations and federal procedures. His in-house role expanded that perspective into regulatory and compliance issues.
Colleagues describe him as pragmatic in court and exacting in written work. He tends to break complex problems into discrete tasks, then methodically address each one. That approach has informed both trial work and the counseling side of his practice. He handles criminal matters, regulatory questions, and risk-related issues for clients who face investigations or potential enforcement actions.
He lives and practices in the region served by his dual licensure, drawing on years spent on both sides of the courtroom. He currently practices at Houston & Alexander, PLLC, handling criminal defense and healthcare-related risk matters.
