Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Stephen Price is co-chair of the firm's Employment Law Service Group. He also is an active member of the Business Litigation, Intellectual Property & Technology and Class Action service groups. Stephen serves as the Office Executive Member for the Nashville office.  His practice focuses on complex and commercial litigation, employment law, and intellectual property litigation.  Stephen was recently recognized as one of Nashville's top thirty attorneys in the Nashville Business Journal's Best of the Bar for 2010.  He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America^® (2013) for Employment Law - Individuals and Employment Law - Management.

Stephen also counsels employers in all aspects of employee relations, including planning reductions in force, advising on employee terminations, preparing employee policies, drafting employment, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, litigating non-compete and trade secret disputes and defending against employment discrimination claims.

Recent Assignments

• Dismissal of RICO claims against bank (M.D. Tenn., No. 3:10-1109)
• Dismissal of multi-million dollar fraud and securities claims against foreign currency brokerage (2010 EXTRA LEXIS 7)
• Settlement of Electronic Fund Transfer Act class actions (M.D. Tenn., Nos. 3:09-0706, 3:09-0588; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120061)
• Summary judgment dismissing multiple employment discrimination and federal civil rights cases (2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10165; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94417; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43480; 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28004; 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 15240)
• $5 million jury trial judgment for willful patent infringement (M.D. Tenn., No. 2:06-0025)
• Dismissal of $10 million piercing-of-corporate veil claim (462 F.3d 666)
• Defense trial verdict in tradedress infringement action (461 F.3d 675)
• Class certification denial in financial consumer putative class action (M.D. Tenn., No. 3:00-1176)

Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements 

• "Let's fix workers' comp," The Tennessean, March 11, 2013
• "Executive Profile: Stephen Price," Nashville Business Journal, May 25, 2012
• "Clearing up confusion about employee fiduciary duties and employer trade secrets," Nashville Chamber of Commerce's HR Notes, March 14, 2012
• "Top 10 Employment Law Developments for 2010," Stones River Society for Human Resources Management, January 7, 2011
• "Clearing up Confusion About Non-Competes," Nashville Chamber of Commerce's HR Notes, May 4, 2010
• "Double-checking on Family Medical Leave Eligibility," Stites & Harbison Client Alerts, August 20, 2009
• "Tips for Handling Workforce Reductions in Tough Economic Times," Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, HR Notes, July 2009
• "Higher Burden of Proof for Federal Age Discrimination Claims?," Stites & Harbison Client Alerts, June 2009
• "Employment Retaliation," Music City Employment Institute, Moderator & Speaker, Lorman Education Services, May 2006
• "Although Limited in Scope, the ADA Remains Alive and Well," Nashville Business Journal, April 2006
• "Well Tailored Non-Competes Still Have a Place in Tennessee," Nashville Business Journal, September 2005

Before Stites & Harbison

Stephen is a former law clerk for the Honorable Will Garwood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Stephen, whose youngest daughter has type 1 diabetes, is on the Board of Directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Middle Tennessee Chapter. He and his wife, Judy, also were co-chairs of the JDRF's 2011 Promise Gala in Nashville, which raised over $500,000 to help find a cure for diabetes.  Stephen sings in his church choir at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville where he also was a deacon for four years. He is an adult leader for his son's boy scout troop, and joined a group of scouts and adults from the troop on a 2-week high adventure trip to Alaska.

Besides Stites & Harbison

When he's not busy at work or having fun with his family, Stephen is an avid tennis player. He also enjoys hiking, as well as cycling with his wife.