Meet Our 2025 Summer Associates at Parks Zeigler
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Meet Our 2025 Summer Associates
Parks Zeigler, PLLC is pleased to welcome two outstanding Summer Associates to our team. As part of our commitment to mentoring the next generation of legal professionals, our Summer Associate Program offers real-world experience, attorney mentorship, and exposure to a wide range of practice areas across our offices.
Levi Steward

Education: Rising 3L at William & Mary Law School, graduating May 2026.
Background: Originally from Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, Levi brings a deep appreciation for hard work, creativity, and community values.
Academic and Professional Experience: Levi earned a bachelor’s degree in music education and a master’s in music history and literature from West Chester University. He began his career teaching music in Pennsylvania before turning to law to better advocate for students and families.
Legal Interests: Civil litigation, education law, and public service.
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, hunting, fishing, reading, movies, and playing the drums.
Summer Goals: To build practical legal skills by engaging in client counseling, drafting pleadings, and supporting discovery efforts under the mentorship of Parks Zeigler’s accomplished attorneys.
Barry Brown

Education: Rising 3L at William & Mary Law School, expected to graduate in 2026.
Background: A native of Virginia Beach, Barry earned his undergraduate degree from Hampton University, where he developed a strong interest in business and law.
Legal Interests: Small business representation, estate planning, business litigation, family law, and traffic law.
Approach: Barry is committed to helping individuals and businesses tackle legal challenges with clarity and confidence.
Summer Goals: To gain hands-on legal experience and strengthen his advocacy skills by working alongside experienced attorneys in a collaborative environment.
We’re thrilled to have Levi and Barry with us this summer and look forward to supporting their continued growth as future attorneys. Please join us in giving them a warm Parks Zeigler welcome!
Written By Steph Wood
Steph Wood is an experienced marketing professional with a background in creative branding, business development, and strategic communications. She spent over 15 years leading her own agency, developing campaigns and strategies for nonprofits, athletes, and businesses. She also served as Director of Marketing & Special Events for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula.
Steph studied graphic design and communications at Chowan University and later pursued business and ministry leadership at Regent University. At Parks Zeigler, she oversees firm-wide marketing and intake, bringing expertise in campaign strategy, digital media, communications, client relationships, and community engagement.
A proud mother to an Old Dominion University graduate, Steph is also a speaker on topics of leadership and empowerment.
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