Stephanie’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and client counseling, including matters involving class actions, regulatory fraud and abuse, consumer fraud, product liability, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, real estate and development disputes, securities violations, professional malpractice, and employment-related matters.

Stephanie has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, internal investigations, and counseling clients on statutory and regulatory matters, best practices and business standards and solutions.

Stephanie has done extensive pro bono work, including representation of petitioners in domestic violence proceedings, civil detainees seeking relief of prison authorities, and a death row inmate in state appellate and habeas proceedings. 

Recent Representative Matters

Successful representation of:

• Soft drink manufacturer in putative class actions alleging violations of state and federal labeling requirements;
• Global commodity futures exchange special board member against shareholder class action alleging securities fraud and breach of fiduciary duties;
• Multi-line business and personal insurance agency in expansive asbestos litigation claims pending against its insured, a manufacturer of resilient sheet and tile flooring
• Financial public relations firm in SEC investigation into transactions by management and senior executives;
• Worldwide medical technology company in internal investigation of alleged healthcare fraud and abuse, including violations of the anti-kickback statute the false claims act;
• Large healthcare service provider investigating potential violations of ethics laws by board members and county commissioners who were paid for or received compensation for consulting services;
• Global consumer goods manufacturer asserting contribution claims arising out of industrial accident, including recovery of million dollar judgment at trial;
• Worldwide manufacturer of farm and construction equipment against various product defect lawsuits;
• Developers of high-end residential properties in litigation arising out of land sale and development agreements;
• Commercial real estate firm in suit involving parties’ right to land and leases pursuant to related agreements; and
• Private equity firm specializing in buyouts and investments in public entities against shareholder claims of breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation and fraud in connection with a reverse-stock split.

Professional and Civic Affiliations

• Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee Investigator and ARDC Liasion
• ABA Women's Advocate Committee and Subcommittee on Mentorship Program
• Women's Leadership and Mentoring Alliance