Stephanie Webster is an enthusiastic and devoted litigator with substantial experience in defending employers and municipalities. In addition, Stephanie routinely advises clients concerning a broad array of municipal legal issues and employment law matters outside the context of litigation.
As lead counsel, Stephanie has successfully defended numerous public employers in lawsuits involving claims of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, constitutional violations and negligent operation of motor vehicles.
Prior to joining the firm’s Charlotte office, Stephanie served as the Deputy City Attorney for the City of Charlotte, the City of Gastonia Police Attorney, as an Assistant United States Attorney in Atlanta, as the National Manager of Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance and Appeals Programs for the U.S. Postal Service in Washington, D.C., and as a Trial Attorney for the EEOC Charlotte District Office.
ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS
•“Body Worn Cameras, Do’s and Don’ts for Local Law Enforcement Officers,” 2015
•“Americans with Disabilities Act, Issues Impacting Law Enforcement,” North Carolina Association of Police Attorneys, Annual Spring Conference, 2013
•“Selected Employment Claims under Federal Law, an Overview of Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and First Amendment Free Speech of Public Employees,” Annual Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, San Diego, California, 2008
•Law Review Publications: Preconception Torts: Infant’s Right to a Cause of Action, 50 Tenn.L.Rev. 195; and The Doctrine of Advancements, 50 Tenn.L.Rev. 763
Accomplishments
•Central Piedmont Community College, Educational Advancement Achievement Award
•German Summer Scholarship, UNCC
•Member, Tennessee Law Review
Most Recent Posts
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects “Background Circumstances” Requirement for “Reverse Discrimination” Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held on June 5, 2025, that majority group plaintiffs are not required to meet a...
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Patrick Flanagan and Stephanie Webster Obtained Favorable Summary Judgment Order in Use of Deadly Force Case
Patrick Flanagan (Charlotte) and Stephanie Webster (Charlotte) obtained Summary Judgment in an action involving allegations of excessive use of force...
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Invalidating Long-Standing Fourth Circuit Precedent, U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Title VII’s Charge Filing Requirement is Procedural, Not Jurisdictional
Before initiating a lawsuit under Title VII*, a complainant must first file a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal...
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Stephanie Webster Re-Joins Cranfill Sumner Charlotte Office
Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) today announced that Stephanie Webster has re-joined the firm’s Charlotte office in an Of Counsel position. Webster will serve as an attorney in the Employment Law and Municipal & Public Entities Practice Groups....
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