
Stephanie M. Gushlaw
Service Areas
Employment Law
Employment Litigation
Employment Discrimination
Municipal & County Government Law
Commercial Litigation
Breach of Contract
General Civil Litigation
Profile
Ms. Gushlaw’s practice is concentrated in the area of general civil litigation. Using a pragmatic approach, she has assisted individuals, businesses, and municipalities in a wide range of litigation and pre-litigation matters, including contract disputes and business torts, employment discrimination and retaliation, trade secret and intellectual property protection, police civil-liability lawsuits, and governmental liability.
As a former business owner, she brings a unique perspective to her law practice with practical insights into screening, interviewing, and hiring job applicants; training and managing employees; and discharging employees. She also has experience in public relations, risk management, creating marketing plans, forming small businesses, and negotiating sales agreements.
Professional Affiliations
- Alabama Bar Association
- Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association
Education
- J.D., cum laude, 2019, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, AL
Cumberland National Trial Team, 2017-2019
Judge Abraham Caruthers Teaching Fellow
Chief Judge, Trial Advocacy Board, 2018-2019
First Place, National Civil Trial Competition, 2017
Finalist, National Trial Competition Regionals, 2019
First Place, National Trial Competition Regionals, 2018
Courtroom Technology Award, National Top Gun Competition, 2018 - 2013, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Gamma Phi Beta
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 2019
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- All Alabama Courts