Ashley Parris has been a trial lawyer for 20 years and is dedicated to fighting for those whose lives have been changed by the wrongdoing of others. She believes that trial work is a powerful tool and doing it effectively is a skill that is crafted through time, study and practice. A trial reaches the hearts of jurors not through law or argument but with story and empathy. Because of this belief, Ashley has become a uniquely gifted storyteller. Ashley grew up around some of the most winning trial lawyers in history and has a singular understanding for what it means to craft a story that will win. Ashley is also committed to her work as a teacher. As a beloved staff member at the Trial Lawyers College for 10 years, Ashley has been chosen to lead the College’s signature 3-week training as well as its groundbreaking course dedicated to asking a jury for money. Her ability to teach has made her more valuable in the courtroom, where she teaches science, law and difficult concept to jurors using sincerity, simplicity and a little bit of humor. Her years at the Inner City Law Center, where she was the Supervising Attorney for the Slum Housing Litigation Department, helped Ashley hone her skills to give a voice to those who are often marginalized and treated unfairly. She has been a Super Lawyer Rising Star, a Super Lawyer and the Trial Lawyer of the Year for the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association. She is frequently asked to write, lecture and teach on chronic pain disorders across the country and the disparity in the treatment of women in litigation and medical care. Ashley has particular expertise in chronic pain disorders and continues to practice law alongside her husband, Steve McElroy, who focus their practice on complex catastrophic injury trial work. They have achieved hundreds of millions in settlements and verdicts for their clients. Her years of experience in this field have lead to a deep understanding of the medicine and science involved in complicated cases. Foremost, Ashley has always been able to live and think outside the box and to that end now lives between Ojai, CA and Paris, France with her husband and two children.

Stacy Sanson Stills spent 20 years as an investigative journalist and producer for CNN International, Al Jazeera, BBC, and National Geographic. She focused on politics in the Middle East in graduate school and filmed across the globe in more than 100 countries throughout the course of her career. Her vast scope of experience with humans from all walks of life and corners of the planet has lead her to rooms with global political leaders in Davos, warlord encampments in Africa, to embedding with cartels in Mexico, exposing women’s right abuses within Afghanistan, and covering human trafficking and violence against women throughout Eastern Europe, Asia and Central America. Her exposure to the legal world began while covering the United Nations and the International Criminal Court in the Hague, as she fought to build significant media coverage around major human rights and environmental abuse cases. Her varied background has made her an expert in story crafting and finding single case narratives in complex high-profile cases both in the US and abroad. Stacy is an avid pilot and advocate for civil aviation, an experienced alpinist, wife and mother. Her fierce determination, loyalty to those around her, and compassion for those in need make her someone you want on your side.