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Stephanie Henderson Stocker - Olympia, WA
1800 Cooper Point Road SWBuilding 1 Olympia, WA 98508
Henderson Law Group, PLLC
Olympia General Practice Lawyer
Overview
Stephanie Henderson Stocker leads the Employment Law practice group at Henderson Law. She is a highly experienced attorney who brings 20+ years of demonstrated success in negotiating effective corporate contracts and leading results-driven litigation teams.
Stephanie worked for two years during law school as a Rule 9 attorney in the Employment Litigation Practice at the Spokane law firm of Paine Hamblen. She then served as legal clerk for Chief Justice Gerry Alexander of the Washington State Supreme Court before joining the Seattle law firm of Carney Badley Spellman, where she focused her practice in the Employment Law and Litigation practice groups. Stephanie joined Henderson Law Group in 2013, building their Employment Law group from the ground up and successfully resolving over 250 employment law cases for her clients since then.
The common thread throughout Stephanie's career is her sincere and dedicated approach to client relationships. This is evident also in her volunteerism, having dedicated her time to the elected role of Chair of Women United of Thurston County, the Executive Board of Directors of SafePlace Olympia, the Washington State Bar Association, Thurston County Bar Association and elected to the role of VP of Legal & Technology of the Puget Sound Project Management Institute (over 25,000 members).
About Stephanie Henderson Stocker
Practice Areas
- General Practice
- Workers' Compensation
- Personal Injury
- Probate
- Estate Planning
- Employment Law
- Litigation
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Washington, 2003
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Washington State Bar Association
- Thurston County Bar Association
- EAGLE Member of WA State Association for Justice
- WA State Employment Law Association
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Puget Sound Project Management Institute
Education
- Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington, 2002
Juris Doctor - University of Washington, 1998
Bachelor of Arts
Major: English Literature
Major: Philosophy
Achievements
Honors
- Awarded National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Plaintiff Attorneys in United States (2019-present)
- Awarded "Avvo Client’s Choice Award" (2019-present)
- Awarded "10 Best Labor & Employment Attorneys in WA State" by AILC (2016-present)
- Awarded "40 Under Forty" top professionals by Puget Sound Business Examiner (2016)
- Awarded “South Sound Exceptional Woman” by Soroptimists International (2017)
- Awarded “Best Legal Oralist” in the Linden Cup appellate competition (2001)
- Awarded “Best Brief Writer” in the National Moot Court regional appellate law competition (2001)
- CALI award for earning the top grade in a law school course
- “Best Legal Oralist” in the Linden Cup appellate competition
- “Best Brief Writer” in the National Moot Court appellate competition
Office Information
Address
1800 Cooper Point Road SWBuilding 1 Olympia, WA 98508
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
Websites
Publication
Representative Cases
- $837,500.00 settlement won against private employer for claims of sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment against my client’s former employer - 2019
- $300,000.00 settlement won against private WA employer – federal ADA & WA State WLAD/RCW 49.60 claims, incl. disability discrimination and discrimination based on gender (pregnancy), failing to accommodate my client’s disability (epilepsy); retaliation for her bringing complaints of retaliation and discrimination - 2019
- $105,000.00 settlement won against WA State agency on behalf of our client, former union shop steward of state agency. Claims included whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination - 2019
- Other $100,000.00+ settlements for claims of workplace gender harassment, age discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, constructive discharge, and other claims - 2019
- $350,000.00 settlement won against private WA employer – male employer/supervisor harassing male employee. Claims under WA Law Against Discrimination (WLAD)/RCW 49.60: hostile work environment, retaliation, disparate treatment discrimination (disability) - 2018
- $250,000.00 settlement won against WA State agency – female employer/supervisor harassing male employee. Claims under WLAD/RCW 49.60: hostile work environment, retaliation, disparate treatment discrimination; wrongful termination in violation of public policy - 2018
- $197,000.00 settlement won against WA State agency – female employer/supervisor harassing female employee. Claims under WLAD/RCW 49.60: hostile work environment, retaliation, disparate treatment discrimination (disability) - 2018
- $350,000.00 settlement won against Lewis County (sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy) - 2017
- $335,000.00 settlement won against WA State (disability discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation) - 2016
- Story on King5 News: https://www.king5.com/video/news/local/women-employees-are-victims-of-mental-abuse-in-office-of-minority-womens-business-enterprises/281-2314746 - 2016
- $175,000.00 settlement won against Morton General Hospital (religious discrimination, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, retaliation) - 2015
- I represented wrongfully terminated Morton General Hospital, CEO, Seth Whitmer: http://www.chronline.com/crime/former-morton-hospital-ceo-alleges-religious-discrimination-takes-legal-action/article_d3082cd4-268e-11e5-af15-2bb1c86ca4ae.html - 2015
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