Stephanie Areford

Education

• Pace University School of Law, JD (cum laude), 2024
• Clemson University, BA (magna cum laude), 2021

Stephanie is an associate in New York office. She focuses her practice on construction defect, construction site accidents, New York Labor Law, construction litigation, commercial litigation, general liability, premises liability and commercial trucking accidents

She regularly handles cases involving New York Labor Law section 200, section 240 and section 241 claims along with contractual indemnity claims. She handles various construction cases, involving construction defect claims, construction accidents, code violations and building and designed related deficiencies. Her clients include owners, developers, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, commercial landlord and tenants, among other clients.

Additionally, she handles general liability cases which include but are not limited to premises liability involving cases concerning maintenance and repairs of commercial real estate, adequacy of security services and commercial trucking accidents.

Stephanie graduated cum laude from Pace University School of Law in 2024. While at Pace Law, she participated in both their Moot Court and Mock Trial programs and won numerous accolades, including National Third Best Advocate in the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition in 2024. She graduated magna cum laude from Clemson University with her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2021. She is admitted to the bar of New York.