Sterling represents clients in the areas of Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Contracts, DUI, Criminal Law, Products Liability, Divorce and Family Law. Sterling is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, Scotts Bluff County Bar, the Federal District Court in Nebraska, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

Prior to law school, Sterling attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where he graduated with a B.S. in Criminal Justice Comprehensive Studies. When away from the office, Sterling enjoys spending time with his family and waterskiing, recreational boating, snow skiing, classic car restoration, and working on his family's farm near Kimball, Nebraska.