Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Business Litigation; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2014
Education: Pepperdine University School of Law
Stephanie has loved the law her entire life. When she was nine years old and people asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, she’d say, “Supreme Court Justice.” When she was fourteen, she visited the Supreme Court. She saw the way that lawyers could shape our nation and help right a wrong for their clients. Although her career path has changed a few times, there is a common thread that runs through all of her choices—she wants to help others and use the law as a way to do so. This is evident in her work ethic and commitment to her clients.
Stephanie’s commitment to hard work and helping others started at Duke University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy. While there, she was a four-year varsity athlete on the Duke Swim Team. After graduation, Stephanie spent the next two years working in sports marketing for the Houston Texans and Reliant Energy. She then went to Pepperdine University School of Law, where she was named to the Dean’s List. While in law school, she worked for the National Football League in its Management Council Department, focusing on labor disputes and conduct policies. After graduation, Stephanie began her career as a trial lawyer, where she found what she truly loved doing.
In matters ranging from large commercial cases to complex products liability cases to personal injury cases, Stephanie focuses her practice on each client’s specific needs. As a result, she has successfully resolved disputes in both state and federal courts all over the country. Whether she’s representing an international company or an injured individual, Stephanie’s commitment to achieving the best possible outcome for her client never changes.
Stephanie is active in the community as a member of the local and state bar associations and the local, state and national trial lawyer associations, including the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Houston Bar Association, and Texas Bar Foundation. In her rare moments of free time, she enjoys working out, exploring new restaurants, traveling, and training for triathlons.
Practice areas
Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Business Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation, Professional Liability: PlaintiffFocus areas
Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Legal Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Non-Compete Agreements, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trade Secret, Trucking Accidents, Will Contests, Wrongful Death
- 50% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% Estate & Trust Litigation
- 10% Professional Liability: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2011, California
Professional Webpage: https://hagans.law/attorneys/stephanie-m-taylor/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Texas Bar Foundation
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2025
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2025
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2025
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- California, 2011
- United States District Court for the Central District of California, 2012
- Texas, 2014
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2014
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2017
- United States Supreme Court, 2017
Pro bono / Community Service
- Board Member of The AthLife Foundation, Inc. from 2020-Present. The Athlife Foundation is spearheading the creation of the profession of the academic coach. Academic coaches support high school student-athlete development in some of our nation's most challenging yet promising communities. Currently, 68 schools in 14 states are participating, supported by organizations including the Heisman Trust, Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation, PCM Fund, Foundation for Teamwork, the N4A, and Starfish Charities. For more information, go to www.athlife.org., 2024
- Volunteered with Pepperdine Law School's Sudreau Global Justice Institute to take part in a volunteer program in Uganda's prisons. Pepperdine University has partnered with the Ugandan Judiciary to host hands-on plea bargaining training inside Uganda's prisons. The project involves a one-week program that includes the Global Justice team, volunteer American attorneys and judges, Pepperdine law students, Ugandan attorneys, Ugandan law students, Uganda prosecutors, and Ugandan judges. Our goal is to give access to justice for those in Uganda and other African nations. I have participated in this program every year starting in June 2024 to the present. , 2024
- Volunteered with Pepperdine Law School's Sudreau Global Justice Institute to take part in a volunteer program in Uganda's prisons. Pepperdine University has partnered with the Ugandan Judiciary to host hands-on plea bargaining training inside Uganda's prisons. The project involves a one-week program that includes the Global Justice team, volunteer American attorneys and judges, Pepperdine law students, Ugandan attorneys, Ugandan law students, Uganda prosecutors, and Ugandan judges. Our goal is to give access to justice for those in Uganda and other African nations. I have participated in this program every year starting in June 2024 to the present. , 2025
- Volunteer with International Justice Mission to raise awareness and funds in support of IJM's work to protect people living in poverty by ending trafficking and slavery, violence against women and children, and police abuse of power.
- Provided pro bono legal services to a client involving the estate of a deceased spouse, 2023
- Provided pro bono legal services to a client to resolve a debt collection attempt; had the improper debt corrected and removed from all three (3) major credit agency reports, which immediately provided a significant increase in the client's credit score, 2021
Educational Background
- Duke University, B.A., 2006
Honors
- Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyer, 2023
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 is an invitation-only professional organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet precise qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase objective and uniformly applied process which includes peer nominations as well as third-party research. Membership is extended only to a select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state or region who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and public profile measured by equitable and uniformly applied standards in compliance with state bar and model rule., NTL - Civil Plaintiff - Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers, 2025
- Membership among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is meant to identify and highlight the accomplishments of the nation’s most esteemed and skilled litigators in high stakes legal matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney must have litigated (for either plaintiff or defendant) a matter (1) with at least $2,000,000 in alleged damages at stake or (2) with the fate of a business worth at least $2,000,000 at stake (i.e. bet-the-company litigation valued in excess of $2,000,000). These minimum qualifications are required for initial consideration. Thereafter, only the top 100 qualifying attorneys in each state* will receive this honor and be selected for membership among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®., America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America’s Top 100 LLC, 2025
- Membership among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is meant to identify and highlight the accomplishments of the nation’s most esteemed and skilled litigators in high stakes legal matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney must have litigated (for either plaintiff or defendant) a matter (1) with at least $2,000,000 in alleged damages at stake or (2) with the fate of a business worth at least $2,000,000 at stake (i.e. bet-the-company litigation valued in excess of $2,000,000). These minimum qualifications are required for initial consideration. Thereafter, only the top 100 qualifying attorneys in each state* will receive this honor and be selected for membership among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®., America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 LLC, 2024
- Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyer, 2024
- Named a Houstonia 2022-2023 Top Lawyer, Houstonia Top Lawyer, Houstonia Top Lawyers, 2022
- Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyer, 2022
- Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyer, 2021
- Texas Rising Star, Thompson Reuters, 2021
- Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyer, 2020
- Texas Rising Star, Thompson Reuters, 2020
- Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyer, 2019
- Texas Rising Star, Thompson Reuters, 2019
Office location for Stephanie M. Taylor
3200 Travis Street
4th Floor
Houston, TX 77006
Phone: 713-965-6291
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2026
- Rising Stars: 2019 - 2021