Ellen Stephano
Associate
Ellen Stephano focuses her practice on complex litigation matters. She began her career at WilmerHale as a summer associate in 2021. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Stephano clerked for the Honorable Gustavo A. Gelpí of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Ms. Stephano has a wealth of legal experience throughout Massachusetts. While in law school, she worked as a Rule 3:03 certified student prosecutor at the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, where she represented the Commonwealth at various stages of prosecution. She also interned with the Civil Division of the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts in the Asset Recovery and Defensive Litigation units.
Before attending law school, Ms. Stephano worked as a victim-witness advocate, first with the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and then with the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General.
Credentials
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Education
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JD, Suffolk University Law School, 2022
summa cum laude
Production Editor, Suffolk University Law Review
Law Faculty Outstanding Student Day Division 2022
Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Fellow
Pro Bono Service Award
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BA, Sociology, Clark University, 2013
summa cum laude
Fiat Lux
Alpha Kappa Delta
Addams–Mills Award
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Admissions
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Massachusetts
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Clerkships
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The Hon. Gustavo R. Gelpi, US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2022 - 2023
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Credentials
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Education
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JD, Suffolk University Law School, 2022
summa cum laude
Production Editor, Suffolk University Law Review
Law Faculty Outstanding Student Day Division 2022
Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Fellow
Pro Bono Service Award
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BA, Sociology, Clark University, 2013
summa cum laude
Fiat Lux
Alpha Kappa Delta
Addams–Mills Award
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Admissions
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Massachusetts
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Clerkships
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The Hon. Gustavo R. Gelpi, US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2022 - 2023
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