Stephen is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bourtin Law, PLLC's Stamford, Connecticut and Midtown Manhattan offices. Stephen was raised in Wilton, Connecticut, went to college and graduate school in Boston, Massachusetts and served a significant portion of his career as a commercial litigator in New York City. After graduating law school and completing a federal district court clerkship, he began as an associate in the Employment Law department of an international law firm and then worked as a litigation associate for a high profile and nationally recognized litigation firm founded by famed litigator David Boies. He has spent his career practicing as a commercial litigator and also working in the employment law context, providing advice, counsel and litigating in a broad range of fields including contractual disputes, business litigation, corporate dissolution, non-compete, trademark, real estate, class action, FINRA and securities litigations. Stephen has also represented clients in defense of various governmental and regulatory investigations, civil and criminal actions.
Stephen graduated cum laude from Boston College Law School, after receiveing his Bachelors of Arts degree from Boston College with a double major of History and Political Science, he served as a federal law clerk to the Honorable Richard W. Vollmer, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. While in law school, Stephen served as Executive Editor of the Boston College Law School International and Comparative Law Review. He has successfully represented and assisted both individual and employer clients in a variety of employment and commercial litigation disputes and negotiations. In less contentious matters, he has succesfully advised, counseled and negotiated numerous executive employment contracts, deferred compensation agreements, non-compete agreements and severance agreements and packages.
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68 Southfield Avenue, Suite 100, 203-350-3671, Stamford, CT, 06902
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Posted by anonymous | January 14, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Before I worked with Steve, I was informed the process of my case may take months on end. After consulting with and hiring Steve we were able to receive a no contest and win the case in about a month. I was super impressed with his effectiveness and diligence. FINRA is tough to deal with no matter ho...
Posted by RG | July 29, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Steve handled my case efficiently and professionally throughout, managing a frustrating and slow process with timely updates and reassuring my concerns, while showing genuine empathy for the way I had been treated. We worked well together and he used my input effectively to ultimately obtain a satisf...
Posted by anonymous | June 24, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Attorney Bourtin successfully represented me in an employment case. I highly recommend his services for some of the following reasons. He is very knowledgeable and exhibits expertise in his field. Counselor Bourtin was easy to reach when needed, promptly responding to questions, concerns, both by p...
Posted by anonymous | May 9, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Mr. Bourtin was very diligent and efficient in helping me to achieve the desired outcome of my case. He kept in constant contact with any case updates and was always more than willing to address any and all of my questions for further clarification. Mr. Bourtin is highly knowledgeable and very skil...
Posted by anonymous | August 4, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Lawsuits can be upsetting, for obvious reasons. Stephen and his partner, Patrick did a first rate job of not only securing a 100% successful outcome for my matter, but [critically] walking me through the process at every step: what to expect, how to handle it, when I needed to do some homework and wh...
"Stephen is an intelligent attorney who I constantly look to for advice on all aspects of litigation. He is undoubtedly experienced when it comes to practice in federal court. Analytical as he is personable, it is a privilege to work with him."
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2015
Fairfield County The Top Labor & Employment Law Attorneys, Stamford Magazine
2015
Top Attorney, Fairfield County Bar Association
2021 - Present
Managing Partner, Bourtin Law, PLLC
2014 - 2021
Of Counsel, The Boyd Law Group, PLLC
2009 - 2013
Litigation Associate, Rosenfeld & Kaplan, LLP
2004 - 2009
Litigation Associate, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP
2001 - 2002
Employment Law Associate, Paul Hastings Janofksy & Walker, LLP
2000 - 2001
Clerk, Hon. Richard W. Vollmer Jr., United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
1999 - 1999
Clerk, United States Attorney's Office, Bridgeport Connecticut
1998 - 1998
Clerk, Honorable Alan H. Nevas, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
2004 - Present
New York State Bar AssociationMember
2004 - Present
Connecticut Bar AssociationMember
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Voluntary dismissed after successful motion to dismiss
2000
JD - Juris Doctor
1996
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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