About Us

Steve Marlowe founded the firm in 1997 to serve the legal needs of the construction and commercial communities. Not long afterward, he was joined by Joseph V. McNabb to form Marlowe & McNabb, P. A. Scott W. Machnik became an associate with the firm in 2008 and a shareholder in 2015.

We represent corporations, commercial property owners, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, architects, engineers and more.

Being centrally located in Tampa, Florida, allows the firm to efficiently handle cases throughout Florida.

We are involved in litigation, trial,  pre-litigation dispute counseling, negotiation and preparation of contracts, and alternative dispute resolution, including workouts, mediation and arbitration. We also work extensively with construction liens, surety claims, construction claims, construction defects, and performance and payment bonds. In addition, the firm provides businesses with corporate representation services, such as negotiating and preparing contracts, non-compete agreements, leases, buy-sell agreements, purchase and sale of businesses and the preparation of corporate documents.

Our lawyers are members of the Florida Bar and the Hillsborough County Bar Association.

If you would like more information about our firm or our areas of practice, please feel free to contact us by telephone or email.