Litigation Experience                                                                                                                                 

6/06 to Present, The Law Office of Stephanie M. Morris, PLLC, Washington, D.C.                           

Attorney

Represent a variety of clients with cases in employment law, personal injury, criminal, family law, contract disputes, real estate matters, landlord-tenant, and criminal appeals.  Handle several high profile cases against large corporations.  Assisted U.S. Congress members investigating and drafting legislation on how the DOJ, DOD and U.S. contractors handle reports of sexual assaults by contractors against fellow contractors while employed in Iraq.  Manage all aspects of cases from inception to finish. Direct and daily contact with clients. 

8/05-6/06  King & Spalding, LLP, Washington, D.C.                                                 

Attorney

Assisted in collecting data in response to a subpoena issued pursuant to a federal investigation into whether a pharmaceutical company had marketed drugs for off-label purposes.

5/04-7/05 Chester County District Attorney’s Office, West Chester, PA.

Assistant District Attorney                                                                                          

Successfully prosecuted bench and jury trials, preliminary hearings, juvenile hearings, and violation of probation hearings.  Drafted correspondence, legal briefs, and legal memoranda submitted to the Court of Common Pleas and the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. 

8/01-5/04  United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Attorney

Supported a senior staff attorney in all aspects of a criminal investigation into whether a nuclear power plant knowingly contaminated local ground water in violation of several federal regulations.  Researched and analyzed federal case law and statutes. Conducted investigative tasks, including the review of documents and emails related to potential defendants and witnesses.

Law Clerk 1999-2000 Civil Rights Enforcement Section,Pa Attorney General’s Office, Harrisburg,Pa

Intern Summer 1999   Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Media, PA

Intern Summer 1999   United States Attorney’s Office, Camden, NJ

Education                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

2000 Juris Doctor, The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, PA

Dickinson Journal of International Law, Associate Editor; Women’s Law Caucus; Public Interest Law Fund; Phi Alpha Delta; Corpus Juris Society

1996 Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA