About the Author
Stephen P. Parsons
Stephen P. Parsons is a long-term visiting professor of law at Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia where he has taught Evidence, Contracts, Sales, Debtor-Creditor Law, Civil Trial Practice, and Appellate Advocacy. He is also active in paralegal education having served as the initial program director for the Paralegal Studies Program at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee where he served for a number of years as a tenured professor and chair of the Legal Studies Department. Parsons received his B.A. degree from David Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tennessee with a double major in Speech and Religion. He received his J.D. from The University of Tennessee College of Law, finishing first in his graduating class and was selected for inclusion in the Order of the Coif. While a law student Parsons received book awards for achieving the high grade in five different courses: Torts, Evidence, Corporations, Administrative Law, and Bills & Notes. He also won the Advocates Prize Moot Court competition as a law student and was named Best Oralist in the competition.
Professor Parsons has more than 25 years experience in the practice of law. He was a partner in the Stophel, Caldwell and Heggie law firm in Chattanooga, Tennessee and later in the Wagner, Myers & Sanger firm in Knoxville, Tennessee, specializing in commercial law and tort litigation. He is now the principal in The Parsons Law Firm in Greeneville, Tennessee.
In addition to Interviewing and Investigating: Essential Skills for the Paralegal, Parsons is also the author of Aspen’s The ABC’s of Debt: A Case Study Approach to Debtor/Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Law. He has conducted a number of seminars on employment law and labor relations for employers.
