practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
honors + affiliations
Listed, "Rising Star" in Employment Litigation by Texas Monthly Magazine (2005–2012)
Past Chair, Houston Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (2009–2010)
Chair, Houston Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (2008-2009)
Chair Elect, Houston Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (2007-2008)
Events and Facilities Coordinator, Labor and Employment Law Section, Houston Bar Association (2005–2006)
Member, Houston Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association
bar admissions
- Texas
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
- Houston
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1000 Louisiana St., Suite 4000
Houston, TX 77002-5006
Phone: 713.890.5780
Fax: 713.890.5001
Stefanie Moll is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Ms. Moll focuses her practice on employment litigation in federal and state courts and in arbitration. She has experience litigating on behalf of management in a variety of employment law disputes and in all types of discrimination claims, including, among others, claims involving workers' compensation retaliation, sexual harassment, race, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, and disability discrimination. Ms. Moll also regularly represents employers in FLSA collective actions involving misclassification and off the clock claims. Also, Ms. Moll has experience litigating ERISA denial of benefits claims, FMLA and WARN Act claims, state law wrongful termination claims, and claims involving whistleblower allegations.
In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Moll provides advice to clients on employment-related matters such as reduction-in-force (RIF) planning, policy development, non-competition matters, and employee discipline issues. Ms. Moll is a frequent speaker and trainer on workplace investigations, harassment, hiring and firing guidelines, best employment practices, and case law updates. Ms. Moll's clients include oil and gas services providers, financial services providers, healthcare providers, staffing agencies, retailers, and electric providers. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Moll was a partner in the Houston office of a national labor and employment firm.
Ms. Moll earned her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1997 and her B.A., magna cum laude, in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994.
Ms. Moll is admitted to practice in Texas and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas.
Selected Representations
- Arbitrated a case involving denial of benefits under ERISA. (American Arbitration Association, Harris County, Texas, August 2009)
- Arbitrated a case involving denial of benefits under ERISA. (American Arbitration Association, Harris County, Texas, February 2009)
- Tried case to jury involving disability discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under the Texas Labor Code. (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston, April 2008)
- Obtained injunctive relief in workplace violence dispute. (Harris County, Texas, June 2007)
- Obtained injunctive relief in workplace violence dispute. (Comal County, Texas, March 2007)
- Arbitrated a case involving age discrimination and retaliation claims under the ADEA. (American Arbitration Association, Harris County, Texas, March 2006)
- Tried case to jury involving a workers' compensation retaliation claim. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio, February 2005)
- Tried case to jury involving race discrimination claims under Title VII and Section 1981. (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont, August 2004)
education
- University of Texas School of Law, 1997, J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania, 1994, B.A., Magna Cum Laude