Neal J. Stephens

Neal Stephens is a trial lawyer focused on white collar and complex civil litigation, including serving as trial counsel for senior executives in federal criminal prosecutions related to securities, accounting, tax, and bank fraud allegations.

Neal has successfully litigated more than 70 cases through trial and appeal. Representative clients in white collar criminal trials include Cara Obert (CFO of United Development Funding), Sean Cutting (CEO of Sonoma Valley Bank), Kent Roberts (General Counsel of McAfee), and Greg Reyes (CEO of Brocade).

On corporate compliance matters, Neal has led internal investigations involving allegations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), accounting fraud, money laundering, and anti-competitive conduct. On civil matters, Neal has represented clients in national opioid litigation matters, civil RICO class actions, trade secret, and antitrust matters.

As a federal prosecutor in Miami, Neal served as chief of the Narcotics Section, the busiest federal trial unit in the country. Neal received national awards from Attorney General Janet Reno, FBI Director Louis Freeh, and DEA Administrator Donnie Marshall for spearheading international roving wiretap prosecutions with the vetted team of the Colombian National Police and legendary "A team" agents from DEA and FBI that resulted in the extradition of members of the Medellin Cartel.

Neal is also a published author having written Prosecutorial Misconduct, A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers, the leading treatise on defending federal grand jury investigations published by the American Bar Association.