Wright was appointed as counsel, resolving legal and policy issues for New York Citys Public Advocate, Mark Green, and as Deputy Counsel to former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins.
Wright was Deputy Chief of the Civil Litigation Bureau of the Massachusetts Department of Attorney General and Chief of its Tort Division, where he successfully tried several complex jury trials to verdict.
Wright was appointed in October of 1997 by the Supreme Judicial Court to its Standing Committee on Professional Ethics.
In 1985, Steven starred in his first HBO Special "A StevenWright Special." In 1989, Steven was honored with an Academy Award for Best Short Film for his film entitled "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings" in which he starred and co-wrote.
Steven wrote, directed and stars in the 1999 short film, "One Soldier," the story of a man obsessed with the unanswerable questions in life.
StevenWright is a regular guest on "The Late Show with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," and "Late Night with Conan O?Brien." StevenWright continues touring the U.S., Canada and overseas.