Overview
Stephanie Turk is an attorney in the Labor & Employment Department. She has experience in both Employment Litigation and Employment Counseling.
On the litigation side, Stephanie defends employers in a variety of employment matters including discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, and whistleblower claims. She represents clients in federal and state courts, nationwide arbitrations, and before administrative agencies including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Department of Labor (DOL), and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
On the counseling side, Stephanie advises employers on union avoidance strategies and election campaigns, the formation and dissolution of employment relationships, including the negotiation of employment, separation, and non-compete agreements, and other day-to-day employment issues.
Judicial Clerkships
- Law Clerk and Judicial Intern, Honorable Anthony E. Porcelli, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Professional & Community Involvement
- American Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, South Florida Chapter, 2017-Present
- Treasurer, 2021-2022
- Secretary, 2020-2021
- Annual Meeting and Task Force Committee Member, 2019-2021
- Board of Directors, 2017-Present
- Civics and Community Outreach and Law Day Committee Chair, 2017-Present
- Civics Liaison, 2017-Present
- Make-A-Wish
- Champions
- Women's Initiative Group
Recognition
- Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch in America, 2022
- William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award
- National Order of the Scribes Award for Outstanding Legal Writing
- Eleventh Circuit Bankruptcy Competition, Champion
- Honorable Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist
- Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Fraternity
- Highest Grade Award for Research and Writing I, Professional Responsibility (shared), Constitutional Law I, Pre-Trial Practice (shared)
Publications & Presentations
Publications:
President Biden: Mandatory vaccines or weekly testing, or bust!
BeLabor the Point Blog |September 2021
Events, Firm Announcements, In the Media, Labor & Employment News Update, Publications:
Breaking Through the Noise: Labor & Employment Issues Post-Pandemic
Stearns Weaver Miller News Program Special|June 2021
Events, Firm Announcements, In the Media, Labor & Employment News Update, Publications:
Breaking Through the Noise: Labor & Employment Issues Post-Pandemic
Stearns Weaver Miller News Program Special|June 2021
Publications:
All In A Day’s Work – Correctly Paying Employees Who Are Working From Home
BeLabor the Point Blog|March 2021
Publications:
Two Turks are better than one!
BeLabor the Point Blog|October 2019
Newsroom
Events, Firm Announcements, In the Media, Labor & Employment News Update, Publications:
Breaking Through the Noise: Labor & Employment Issues Post-Pandemic
Stearns Weaver Miller News Program Special|June 2021
Events, Firm Announcements, In the Media, Labor & Employment News Update, Publications:
Breaking Through the Noise: Labor & Employment Issues Post-Pandemic
Stearns Weaver Miller News Program Special|June 2021
In the Media:
Hear from Marlins, Fisher Island and EEOC leaders about post-COVID labor issues
Miami Herald|June 2021
Firm Announcements:
Judges and Lawyers Bring Law Day to Hundreds of South Florida Students With Help From Stearns Weaver Miller Attorney Stephanie Turk
May 2021
Firm Announcements:
Stephanie Turk Elected Secretary of the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
September 2020
Firm Announcements:
Federal Bar Association South Florida Chapter Conducts Virtual Civics Programs For Students With Help From Stearns Weaver Miller Attorney Stephanie Turk
August 2020
In the Media:
Judges, Lawyers Bring Life Skills to Virtual Classroom Activities for Home and School
United States Courts|August 2020