Stephen B. Edwards focuses his practice on matters involving insurance insolvency, regulation, and related litigation. He has experience with all aspects of civil litigation, from pleadings to appeals and has argued multiple cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and numerous Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas. His practice background in civil rights matters informs his deep familiarity with the federal court system, where he often litigates in matters related to insurance receiverships.
Stephen supplements his practice with deeper study of the law. He has published articles in The Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, The Pennsylvania Lawyer, and The Philadelphia Lawyer. Stephen has also taught a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute regarding decisions issued by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2023 and 2024 that will impact the work of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Outside the law, Stephen enjoys reading, light exercise, and exploring the cultural life of Philadelphia.
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judicial Clerkships
- Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, Hon. Stacy Wallace, 2022
Publications
- Favorite Books in Law School, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Fall 2023, at 20-21.
- A Critique of the Nanty-Glo Summary Judgment Rule, 94 Pa. B. A. Q. 39 (Jan. 2023).
- Who Decides? Migliori v. Cohen and Judicial Efforts to Enforce Election Fairness, The Pennsylvania Lawyer, Nov.-Dec. 2022, at 41-48.
Education
- Washington & Lee University, J.D., 2018
- Member, Moot Court Executive Board
- Participant, 2017 NY State Bar Association Appellate Advocacy Competition
- Semi-Finalist, 2017 ABA National Negotiations Competition
- Winner, 2016 ABA Regional Negotiations Competition
- Furman University, B.A. (English Lit.), 2015
Professional Associations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, since October 2018
- Member of Committees focused on Appellate Advocacy and Plain English.
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Member, since March 2023
