Stephanie F. Jones is the incoming Chief Operating Partner of the firm (effective June 2026) and a nationally recognized litigator whose practice spans employment law, professional liability, complex commercial litigation, class actions, product liability, and toxic tort matters. Licensed in Illinois, Wisconsin, and California, Stephanie brings a blend of multistate experience and cross-industry insight to the defense of companies, executives, insurers, and professionals facing high-stakes disputes.
- Navigating the Maze: A Practical Guide for Employers Dealing with Employment Administrative Agencies, HR Dive, December 2025
- Redefining Early FLSA Litigation: The Impact of Eli Lilly, GRSM Employment Alert, August 2025
- The “Save College Sports” Executive Order and Its Impact on the Evolution of College Athletics Post-Alston, GRSM Legal Alert, July 2025
- SCOTUS Unanimously Rejects Heightened Burden for Majority-Group Discrimination Claims, GRSM Legal Alert, June 2025
- Quoted, General Partnership: What is a General Partnership and How to Form One, Fundera Ledger, June 2019
- WARNING: Illinois 25-Year Statute of Repose No Longer Prohibits Claims Against Employers, GRSM Environmental & Toxic Tort Defense Insight Blog, May 2019
- Panic Attacks Covered Under the ADA, According to Arkansas District Court, GRSM Employment Law Update, May 2019
- Interview, Thrive in Your Legal Career, The Decisive Utterance, The Newspaper for the John Marshall Legal Community, Volume 56, Issue 2, October 2018
- Personal injury plaintiff cannot rely solely on expert opinion to create a question of fact on proximate causation, Illinois State Bar Association’s Bench & Bar Section Council Newsletter, vol. 48, no. 7, January 2018
- The Ethics of Conflicts of Interest, GRSM Professional Liability Webinar, March 2017
- Hoosier State Eliminates Asbestos Statute of Repose, www.ettdefenseinsight.com, March 2016
- Multiple trial courts toss out “single fiber” causation theory under both federal and state law, www.ettdefenseinsight.com, June 2015
- Emerging Technology & Resulting Employer Liability, Perrin Employment Litigation Conference, Newport Beach, CA, January 2026
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity – Future of Protections in Question, ExecuSummit, Uncasville, CT, September 2025
- Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Protection Presentations, ExecuSummit, 2025
- Oops, They Did It Again: Avoiding Malpractice Mayhem in Professional Services, GRSM Legal Education Conference, New York, NY, May 2025
- Oops, They Did It Again: Avoiding Malpractice Mayhem in Professional Services, GRSM Legal Education Conference, Hartford, CT, May 2025
- Loose Lips Still Sink Ship: Avoiding Professional Liability Pitfalls in a Hybrid World, GRSM Legal Education Conference, New York, NY, May 2024
- Loose Lips Still Sink Ship: Avoiding Professional Liability Pitfalls in a Hybrid World, GRSM Legal Education Conference, Hartford, CT, April 2024
- Environmental & Toxic Tort Update: Review of Key Issues and Cases, GRSM Legal Education Conference, New York, NY, May 2023
- Environmental & Toxic Tort Update: Review of Key Issues and Cases, GRSM Legal Education Conference, Hartford, CT, May 2023
- COVID-19 and the Asbestos Litigation, Travelers Insurance (April and June 2020)
- Moderator, Navigating the Gray Area in the World of #MeToo, Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law, Chicago, IL, April 2018
- Bah-Humbug: Minimizing Social Media and Other Risks of the Holiday Party, GRSM National Employment Law Webinar, November 2015
- Social Media in the Workplace, GRSM National Employment Law Webinar, October 2014
Admissions
- Illinois
- California
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits
Memberships
- Toxic Torts and Environmental Law General Committee, Vice-Chair Appointment, 2020-21
- The Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law
- Co-Chairman of the Associate Committee, 2016-2019
- Treasurer, 2019-2021
- Vice-President, 2021-2022
- President, 2022-2023
- DRI Women in the Law
- DRI For Life
- American Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Constitutional Rights Foundation, Attorneys in the Classroom
- Chicago Bar Association, Wills for Heroes
- Trio Animal Foundation
Education
- J.D., cum laude, The John Marshall Law School, 2013
- The John Marshall Law Review, Staff Editor
- Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Board Associate Barrister
- CALI Award Professional Responsibility
- B.A., Law & Society, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2007
Clerkships
- Honorable John W. Darrah, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Honorable Richard J. Elrod, Law Division of the Cook County Circuit Court
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America® distinction in Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch distinction in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2023-2024, Labor and Employment Law – Management, 2024
- Named one of the Top Women in Law by Law Bulletin Media, 2022
- “40 Under Forty” Illinois Attorneys to Watch, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer, 2020
- Illinois Emerging Lawyer in Commercial Litigation and Employment: Management Law, Law Bulletin Media Leading Lawyers, 2018-2019
- Super Lawyers® Rising Stars distinction in General Litigation, Personal Injury – Products: Defense, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense, and Employment Litigation: Defense, 2019-2025