Steven Michael Dettelbach (born November 29, 1965) is an American lawyer who served as the eighth director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from 2022 to 2025. He was the United States attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for over six years during the presidency of Barack Obama, resigning in 2016.

Jan 21, 2025 · Steven Dettelbach, who stepped down as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Jan. 17, told the Cleveland Jewish News that he is returning to BakerHostetler as a ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Steve Dettelbach announced Tuesday that he’s heading back to his former law-firm, BakerHostetler, after stepping down as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Key takeaways Steven Dettelbach, who stepped down from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Jan. 17, returns to BakerHostetler after more than two years as ATF director.

Jan 21, 2025 · A big name in the legal and government world is returning to BakerHostetler. The Cleveland law firm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, announced that Steve Dettelbach, former director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will rejoin the firm in April.

Jan 21, 2025 · Steven Dettelbach, who served as ATF’s director until last week, is set to rejoin the Cleveland-headquartered law firm in April as a partner in its 400-attorney litigation practice group and a member of the white collar, investigations and securities enforcement, and litigation team, according to a news release.

Jan 11, 2025 · Outgoing Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steve Dettelbach shows off an exhibit on former Cleveland Safety Director Eliot Ness in ATF's Washington, D. C ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Steve has also led with great vision — championing innovation in ATF’s mission, especially by focusing on emerging threats. Because of this vision, ATF led the charge to go after deadly machine gun conversion devices that turn run of the mill firearms into weapons of war.

Jan 10, 2025 · And they came because the ATF Director, Steve Dettelbach, invited them to share their stories at an Inaugural Gun Violence Survivor’s Summit. Steve, in everything you have done, you have reminded us why ATF does the work it does, why all of us came to law enforcement in the first place — to save lives.

Dec 19, 2024 · The president-elect has promised to fire the ATF Director Steve Dettelbach. Dettelbach, in an interview with NPR, defends his record and the agency's work in combating violent crime.