Beverly W. Stephens

Beverly West Stephens joined Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S. in the summer of 2010. She is a civil litigator who has practiced since 2001, including three years as an Assistant City Attorney in San Antonio, Texas, where she represented the police and fire departments in contract, employment, construction and negotiating collective bargaining agreements.

In private practice, Beverly has defended school districts and other public entities in a broad range of matters, as well as representing individuals in discrimination and medical malpractice suits. While defending a community college district in San Antonio, Beverly argued a discrimination suit before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana. Beverly moved to Seattle in 2008, where she has been defending public entities and other clients in discrimination, employment, negligence, construction, land use and utility cases.

Beverly earned her Juris Doctor from the St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. She was the Symposium Editor of St. Mary’s Law Journal, Vol. 32, From the Schoolhouse to the Courthouse. She was invited to join the International Legal Fraternity Phi Delta Phi. Before attending St. Mary’s, Beverly graduated from the University of North Texas cum laude, studying Political Science and English.

In addition to her state court practice in Washington and Texas, Beverly is admitted to the federal courts of both the Western and Eastern District of Washington. She is a member of the Washington State Bar and King County Bar Association. Beverly is still an active member of the Texas Bar and is admitted to the Western and Southern District of Texas.

Beverly has two adult children and lives in Issaquah, on Tiger Mountain, with her husband, Robert. Beverly enjoys running, playing with her Boston Terriers, and Texas football.

Martindale Hubbell

bstephens@floyd-ringer.com