E. Ford Stephens

Ford Stephens is a partner in the firm’s Litigation department. His practice focuses on insurance law, appeals and commercial litigation. Mr. Stephens has engaged in a wide spectrum of insurance litigation, including coverage disputes, individual and group benefit claims, bad faith, life and disability claims, accidental death, policy rescission and cancellation, agent conduct, and ERISA. He represents clients from both the private and public sectors in a diverse range of commercial disputes, has handled appeals in federal and state courts in Virginia, and has appellate experience in other jurisdictions as well.

Mr. Stephens is a member of the firm's Executive Committee, and has been active in bar leadership, formerly serving on the board of the Virginia Law Foundation as chair of its committee on Continuing Legal Education. He is a frequent lecturer on insurance and other topics at both national and statewide seminars, and is a contributing author to American Bar Association publications on ERISA and misrepresentations in the life, health and disability insurance application process, and several DRI publications.