Stephen M. Bourtin
Bourtin Law, PLLC
Stephen is the founding member and Partner of Bourtin Law, PLLC's Stamford, Connecticut and Midtown Manhattan offices. Stephen was raised in Wilton, Connecticut, went to college and graduate school in Boston, Massachusetts and served a significant portion of his career as a commercial litigator in New York City. After graduating law school and completing a federal district court clerkship, he began as an associate in the Employment Law department of an international law firm and then worked as a litigation associate for a high profile and nationally recognized litigation firm founded by famed litigator David Boies. He has spent his career practicing as a commercial litigator and also working in the employment law context, providing advice, counsel and litigating in a broad range of fields including contractual disputes, business litigation, corporate dissolution, non-compete, trademark, real estate, class action, FINRA and securities litigations. Stephen has also represented clients in defense of various governmental and regulatory investigations, civil and criminal actions.
Stephen graduated cum laude from Boston College Law School, after receiveing his Bachelors of Arts degree from Boston College with a double major of History and Political Science, he served as a federal law
Stephen has also represented small business clients in defense of various governmental and regulatory investigations and relating to business employment policies and compliance. After graduating law school, Stephen served as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard W. Vollmer, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Stephen was Executive Editor of the Boston College Law School International and Comparative Law Review. Steve is a devout fan of the Yankees and Giants and lives in Fairfield County.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Commercial Litigation
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Connecticut
- New York
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- English: Spoken, Written
- French
- Litigation Associate
- Rosenfeld & Kaplan LLP
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- New York City
- Litigation Associate
- Boies Schiller & Flexner
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- New York City
- Associate Counsel
- The Echelon Group
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- Employment Law Associate
- Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
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- Stamford, Connecticut
- Judicial Law Clerk
- United States DIstrict Court for the Southern District of Alabama
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- Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard W. Vollmer, Jr.
- Boston College Law School
- J.D. (2000)
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- Honors: cum laude
- Boston College
- B.A. (1996) | History, Political Science
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- Paris-Sorbonne University
- Certificate of French Language (1995) | French
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- Lawyers of Distinction
- Lawyers of Distinction
- Steve Bourtin received the Lawyers of Distinction award, certifying him as a distinguished member of this nationwide group. This honor is bestowed upon the top 10 percent of attorneys operating in the U.S. and is granted only through consistently high recommendations of peers.
- Top Lawyer in Fairfield County
- Westport Magazine
- November/December 2015 issue
- Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
- New York State Bar  # 4274379
- Member
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