Growing up in a family of public educators, Stephanie is passionate about providing legal advice and guidance to school districts. She focuses her legal practice on the representation of school districts in the areas of facilities and business, governance, students, and employment. Stephanie has also conducted trainings in state and federal legislative updates, the Governmental Conduct Act, procurement extracurricular activities and athletics, special education, Title IX, and vendor contracts. Stephanie assists clients in a variety of facilities and business matters including contract drafting and review, real property disposals and acquisitions, and procurement processes and service contracts.

Stephanie’s practice also includes advising districts in a variety of student matters including Title IX investigations, New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) appeals, and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) rights and responsibilities. Stephanie regularly advises districts regarding compliance issues associated with the provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act. Stephanie also assists clients with matters such as policy development and review; the application of law and/or policy to the school setting; as well as other governance matters.

Stephanie earned her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she served as Vice President of Advocates for Children and Education, Vice President of the Public Interest Law Foundation, and Chair of Representatives for Youth in Academic Affairs. She was awarded the Dean’s Honor Scholarship, USD Law Student Leader Scholarship, and CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Special Education & Disability Law and Constitutional Law II. She was also named Outstanding Contributor to the California Regulatory Law Reporter.

Prior to law school, Stephanie attended Rice University, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Kinesiology and was a member of the Women’s Volleyball team. At Rice, Stephanie was named Women’s Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year and was awarded the inaugural Rice Volleyball Mendívil Award.