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Stephen Parsley practices primarily in the Banking and Financial Services Practice Group, where he assists clients with complex and dispositive motions, appeals, compliance, and general strategy.

Stephen has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and state courts, including several oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to his extensive appellate experience, he often assists clients at the trial level by briefing motions. Stephen strives to keep the big picture in view for his clients by not only winning individual cases, but promoting client interests across the range of relevant legal and business issues. View articles by Stephen

Silence Isn’t Always Golden: Class Arbitration in Recent Supreme Court of Alabama CaseAs this blog has previously discussed, the availability of class arbitration has been significantly restricted after a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions. However, we have also noted that express preclusion of class arbitration remains advisable for companies because they eliminate the ability of state courts and arbitrators to read permission for class arbitration