Overview
Stephanie Spies joined Susman Godfrey after clerking on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Northwestern University and earned her J.D. magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from New York University School of Law. Stephanie was recognized as a Rising Star by New York Super Lawyers in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 – an honor given to only the top 2.5% of lawyers under the age of 40 in New York (Thomson Reuters).
Honors & Distinctions
Honors and Awards
- Rising Star, New York Super Lawyers – an honor awarded to the top 2.5% of lawyers under the age of 40 in New York (2020 – 2023, Thomson Reuters)
- Articles Editor, New York University Law Review
- Frank H. Sommer Memorial Award
- Weinfeld Prize for Scholarship in Procedure and Courts
- Judge Abraham Lieberman Award
- Pomeroy Scholar
- National Debate Tournament (NDT) Champion and Top Individual Speaker
Clerkships
- Honorable Andrew D. Hurwitz, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Honorable Kenneth M. Karas, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
Education
- NYU School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif)
- Northwestern University (B.A., magna cum laude)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Publications
- Note, Malice Aforethought and Self-Defense: Mutually Exclusive Mental States?, 91 N.Y.U. L. REV. 1028 (2016)
