Steven Stimell’s practice consists of counseling clients and litigating disputes in complex commercial and employment related matters. Mr. Stimell has experience in representing clients in the hospitality, staffing and other service related industries. His commercial practice includes trials in state and federal court as well as alternative dispute forums. His employment practice is comprised of counseling employers in all facets of employment related issues including, among others, discipline, termination, policies, reductions-in-force, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, and FLSA. He has defended employers in actions brought in federal and state court, in arbitration as well as before state and federal administrative agencies.

Mr. Stimell is also one of the lead partners in the firm’s representation of owners and operators of public accommodations with respect to accessibility issues and claims brought under the ADA and related state and local laws.

Bar and Court Admissions

New York, 1988

Massachusetts, 1989

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

United States District Courts for Connecticut and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Education

New York University, J.D., 1987

Binghamton University, B.A., with outstanding academic achievement, Phi Beta Kappa, 1984

Professional Affiliations

• Federal Bar Council
• New York State Bar Association – Employment and Labor Relations Committee
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York