Stephanie is an attorney/shareholder in GrayRobinson’s Gainesville and Tampa offices representing private and public sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including providing general labor and employment counsel, engaging in employment and labor agreement negotiations, developing sound employment policies and practices, delivering customized workforce training, conducting workplace investigations, defending employers in labor and employment litigation, and representing parties in non-compete litigation. Stephanie counsels public sector clients on constitutional, ethics, and sunshine law requirements; provides general legal counsel to governmental, quasi-governmental, and nonprofit boards; and represents entities in North Central Florida in general civil litigation.
Stephanie began her career as a law clerk to the Honorable William Terrell Hodges in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Following her clerkship, she practiced with a Tampa-based labor and employment firm and served as an assistant city attorney for the City of Gainesville for over a decade.
Stephanie is a member of The Florida Bar Board of Governors, the governing body for Florida’s 100,000+ lawyers. She is a past president of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association and North Central Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and past chair of The Florida Bar’s Federal Court Practice Committee and Eighth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee.
Stephanie was born in Dunedin, Florida, grew up in the Tampa area, and moved to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida, where she earned her bachelors with honors in 1999, and her juris doctor magna cum laude in 2004. She has lived in Gainesville for over 25 years and is married to Brian K. Marchman, Ph.D., Assistant Provost and Director of Distance and Continuing Education at the University of Florida. They are proud parents of two children, Marina and Landon.