Stephanie Henderson Stocker

Hello and thank you for visiting my Avvo page.  My name is Stephanie Henderson Stocker and I lead our Employment Law practice at Henderson Law Group. I bring over 23 years' of proven results in general & employment law litigation, as well as estate planning. I'm admitted to practice law in WA State (WSBA# 33567) and in Federal Court for the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the W. Dist. of WA. I have no history of disciplinary action.

● EMPLOYEES. Our focus is mainly Plaintiff's work, representing employees enduring harassment, retaliation, discrimination from their current or former employer.  We are committed to helping maintain a workplace that is not only free from discrimination, but where employees are paid what they have earned under the law. 

● EMPLOYERS. I am retained by a handful of small-midsize local employers, advising on maintaining policies and procedures that help to prevent discrimination and harassment in the workplace, drafting/revising employee handbooks, counseling through the legal landmines of effective firing/hiring practices, employee FMLA leave, reasonable accommodation of employees with disabilities, presenting preventative "Appropriate Employee Behavior" seminars to employers/HR departments, and much more…

● SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER WITH EVERY CLIENT. I witness mistakes every day made by high volume law firms in taking on too many clients – dividing each case among several overworked attorneys assigned to manage one part of the case; typically not included in the big picture of who the client is and what the client wants as a “win.”  We do things differently. I take a more holistic approach to each client's case…and my results speak for themselves. Personally working every case end-to-end: issue-spotting all viable WA State & federal legal claims from client's facts, exhaustive case-specific legal research, crafting a compelling & well-supported case theme, followed by detailed persuasive briefing including a comprehensive demand with nationwide comparators of damages awarded in cases similar to our client's. I purposefully maintain a Plaintiff’s caseload of 20 or fewer clients, referring many potential clients to my peers. My proven personal strategy is to take a deeper dive into fewer cases. Our brand of wrap-around client compassion & expert legal strategy tailored to each client’s specific facts, results in a proven track record of exceptional outcomes for our clients.  

● COMMUNITY LEADER. Dedicated to anti-oppression & equal rights advocacy, including serving as elected Chair of Women United Thurston County and on the Board of Directors for SafePlace Olympia (24-hour Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault advocacy & confidential safehouse shelter). 

● CASE RESULTS. In hiring our law firm to represent you, your objective is the same as ours – to deliver the results you need in a cost-effective manner.  We have a proven track record of success in a broad variety of employment disputes.  Each client’s case is unique. No two cases will result in the same outcome each time – even with similar facts and similar claims. Many times the resolution of a client’s claims involve both financial and non-financial remedies (depending on what our client is seeking).  Non-confidential accomplishments (and news stories covering those results) are below.

Snapshot of case results (list is not exhaustive). Visit Ms. Stocker's Linkedin profile for links to news coverage of the below cases.

2020-present

• $350K settlement against local grocery store chain for claims of workplace sex harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge.

• $350K settlement against a WA State police department for claims of workplace disability discrimination & harassment, age discrimination, gender discrimination & harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge, and other claims under RCW 49.60, the WA State Law Against Discrimination.

• $200K settlement against a WA State police department for claims of workplace disability discrimination & harassment, age discrimination, gender discrimination & harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge, and other claims under RCW 49.60, the WA State Law Against Discrimination.

• $250K settlement and a second $200K settlement against the WA State agency that trains our state-wide police and other law enforcement with self-defense and combat tactics for certification of their work in the field. Claims settled were for workplace sex harassment, retaliation, age discrimination and constructive discharge.

• $350K settlement against WA State agency for claims of workplace gender harassment, age discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, constructive discharge, and other claims under RCW 49.60, the WA State Law Against Discrimination.

• Several $100K+ settlements for claims of workplace disability discrimination & harassment, age discrimination, gender discrimination & harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge, and other claims under RCW 49.60, the WA State Law Against Discrimination.

2019:

• $350K settlement won against private WA employer – federal ADA & WA State WLAD/RCW 49.60 claims, incl. disability discrimination and discrimination based on gender (pregnancy), failing to accommodate my client’s disability (epilepsy); retaliation for her bringing complaints of retaliation and discrimination.   

• $300K settlement won against WA State agency on behalf of our client, former union shop steward of state agency. Claims included whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination.

• Other $100K+ settlements for claims of workplace gender harassment, age discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, constructive discharge, and other claims.    

2018:

• $837K settlement won against private employer for claims of sex assault and workplace sexual harassment against my client’s former employer.

• $350K settlement won against private WA employer – male employer/supervisor harassing male employee. Claims under WA Law Against Discrimination (WLAD)/RCW 49.60: hostile work environment, retaliation, disparate treatment discrimination (disability).

• $250K settlement won against WA State agency – female employer/supervisor harassing male employee. Claims under WLAD/RCW 49.60: hostile work environment, retaliation, disparate treatment discrimination; wrongful termination in violation of public policy.

• $197K settlement won against WA State agency – female employer/supervisor harassing female employee. Claims under WLAD/RCW 49.60: hostile work environment, retaliation, disparate treatment discrimination (disability).

2017: 

• $350K settlement won against Lewis County Superior Court Judge, Nelson Hunt.  Claims included sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy.

2016: 

• $335K settlement won against WA State (disability discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation). 
• NEWS STORY on King5 News: 

2015: 

• $175K settlement won against Morton General Hospital (religious discrimination, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, retaliation). 
• I represented wrongfully terminated Morton General Hospital, CEO, Seth Whitmer.

We have successfully represented individuals in many areas of employment law:

• Age Discrimination
• Disability
• Failure to accommodate a disability
• Gender
• National Origin
• Racial Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Sexual Discrimination
• Sexual Orientation
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Severance Agreements & Releases
• Retention of Employee Benefits Upon Termination
• Wrongful Discharge
• Termination

There is no fee for an initial consultation with our law firm. We look forward to meeting you!