Areas of Practice

• Adoption

• Guardianship

• Foster Care

Bar Admissions

• California

• Idaho

Education

• Whittier College School of Law, Costa Mesa, CA
  Magna Cum Laude

• Westmont College

Memberships

• Idaho Women Lawyers (Co-Chair for Lunch and Learn Committee) 

• Child Protection Practice Section 

Idaho Office

208-996-3710

stephanie@familybuilding.com

Stephanie was born in Bakersfield, California, and now resides in Boise, Idaho. She is passionate about helping children move from crisis to stability. She considers it a privilege to walk alongside families with empathy, legal strategies, and the goal of reconciliation for all parties. Stephanie was first drawn to helping women in crisis after her experiences volunteering at a domestic violence shelter for women with young children. 

She graduated from Westmont College with a BA in Communication Studies and credits Westmont for shaping her to be a lifelong learner. She graduated from Whittier Law School, Magna Cum Laude. During her time at Whittier, Stephanie was an associate editor of the Whittier Journal of Child & Family Advocacy, member of the Moot Court Honors Board, and Fellow with the Center for Children’s Rights. Additionally, she spent a summer studying international adoption and children’s rights in Nanjing, China. 

Stephanie is dedicated to the CASA program as a volunteer attorney, representing the guardian ad litem for children in foster care. She is a member of the Idaho Women Lawyers and Idaho Child Protection section. 

Stephanie is licensed to practice law in California and Idaho. She and her husband have three children and are former foster parents.  In her free time, she loves snow sports in the winter and kayaking in the summer. Stephanie is a sports fan through and through. She played volleyball at Westmont College and now sits on the Board of her local Little League. Stephanie enjoys learning new skills, reading, and traveling – when her kids’ sports schedules allow.