Stephanie Leach’s practice is concentrated in labor and employment. She advises and represents clients at trial, arbitration and mediation in various jurisdictions and in both state and federal courts, as well as before state and federal agencies, including the Arizona Civil Rights Division, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the United States Department of Labor.
Education
- University of Miami School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001)
- Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- University of Florida (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1998)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- Supreme Court of Florida
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of Arizona
- State Bar of Florida
- Arizona Women Lawyers Association, Member
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Annual Labor & Employment Seminars, Presenter
- Wage and Hour Audits
- FLSA - What Employers Need to Know
- Employment Issues in a Declining Economy, Presenter (2010-present)
- Employee Discipline: A How-to Guide, Presenter (2008-present)
- Employer’s Best Practices, Presenter (2011)
- H1N1: Is Your Office Ready, Presenter (2009-present)
- How to Structure Independent Contractor Relationships, Presenter (2011)
- Sexual Harassment Training, Presenter (2011)
- Union Training and Avoidance, Presenter (2008-present)
- When to Call An Employment Lawyer, Presenter (2011)
Community Involvement
- Kids Who Care of Arizona, Inc., Board Member
- Weekday School, Board Member
Other Professional Experience
- Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Associate
- Ogletree Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, LLC, Associate
- Supreme Court of Arizona, Law Clerk to Justice Charles E. Jones
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Law Clerk to Judge Federico A. Moreno
