Stephanie M. Poucher
Counsel
Stephanie Poucher is at home in a courtroom. Fortune 100 employers and business leaders call on her to untangle complicated legal and factual issues at every stage of litigation. Her poise and experience arguing before state and federal courts position clients to resolve cases efficiently and with confidence in the result.
Stephanie’s commitment to clients allows her to work collaboratively as she steers them through each stage of employment claims and commercial disputes. She helps clients make critical compliance decisions and advises them on pre-suit negotiations, dispositive motions, bench and jury trials, and all the way through any necessary appellate challenges.
Experience
- Obtained early dismissal in a religious discrimination lawsuit against a large media employer, negotiating a settlement amount less than 5% of the plaintiff's initial demand.
- Won a motion to dismiss for a luxury retailer in discrimination claim brought by a patron under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and § 1982.
- Secured successful motion for summary judgment for retailer client in Louisiana wage and hour dispute.
- Successfully defended security firm client against FLSA collective action, including winning the denial of conditional class certification.
- Obtained a finding of “no violation” on behalf of educational institution client before the EEOC related to race discrimination charge.