Overview
Stephanie has dedicated her career to advocacy on behalf of communities and individuals taking on prodigious and powerful adversaries in complex, high-stakes litigation. She has a variety of experience prosecuting cases from investigation through trial and appeals and has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star consistently throughout her practice.
Before joining Sher Edling, Stephanie was successful in obtaining multi-million-dollar recoveries through complex cases in the business, consumer, employment, securities, derivative, and class action fields. She and her teams were routinely appointed Lead Counsel and Class Counsel in a variety of state and federal cases.
Stephanie was a judicial extern for Senior District Judge Charles R. Breyer for the Northern District of California, and she graduated cum laude from UC Hastings College of the Law. While at Hastings, she earned her concentration in Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, was an award-winning member of the nationally renowned Hastings Trial Team, and was the Executive Notes Editor of the Hastings Business Law Journal.
Prior to law school, Stephanie attended Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) where she received her B.S in Business Administration and her B.A. in Spanish Studies. She graduated summa cum laude, as the valedictorian of her class. Stephanie also had the honor of being the Undergraduate Commencement Speaker and receiving the highest leadership and excellence awards from her academic schools, the Cross Country team, multiple student life groups, the NDNU Board of Trustees, and the City of Belmont.
Representative Matters
- City & County of Honolulu et al. v. Sunoco LP et al., No. 1CCV-20-0000380 (1st Circuit, Haw.)
- In re AFFF Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2:18-mn-2873 (D.S.C.)
- Maine v. BP p.l.c. et al., No. PORSC-CV-24-442 (Cumberland County, Maine)
Education
- UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), J.D.
- Notre Dame de Namur University, B.S., B.A., summa cum laude
Admissions
- California
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Circuits
Featured Results
Water provider clients awarded more than $400 million for PFAS treatment in historic settlements
Litigation against 3M and DuPont for PFAS contamination results in historic settlements. More than $400 million awarded to water providers represented by Sher Edling.
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