Stephanie M. Rippee was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1991 and the Tennessee Bar in 1995. She is admitted to all state and federal courts in Mississippi and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Her practice includes general product liability litigation, commercial litigation, mass tort litigation, pharmaceutical litigation and medical device litigation. She is a recognized public speaker and author and was selected as one of the Mississippi Business Journal's 50 Leading Business Women in 2008. Stephanie is a member of several professional and community organizations. She is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and listed as one of The Best Lawyers in America in mass tort and product liability litigation.

Education

• Bachelor of Accountancy: University of Mississippi, summa cum laude, 1988
• Taylor Medalist in Accounting (1987)
  
• Juris Doctor: Vanderbilt University, 1991
• Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
• Associate Problem Editor, Vanderbilt Moot Court Board

Publications and Honors

• Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law, 2nd Edition
• Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation and Product Liability Lawyers, 10th Edition
• Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
• The Best Lawyers in America® (2011-2012, Mass Tort and Product Liability Litigation)
• American Bar Foundation, Fellow
  
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Mid-South Super Lawyers® (2011, Personal Injury Defense: Products; 2011 Top 50 in Mississippi; 2011 Top 50 Female Lawyers in Mid-South)
  
• Mississippi Business Journal's 50 Leading Business Women (2008)
• Co-author, "Implied Conflict Preemption Defense: What Does the Future Hold for Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers?" For The Defense, August 2011
  
• Co-Author, "MPLA: Available Option or Exclusive Means of Recovery?" Litigation Section of The Mississippi Bar E-Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 2, May 2011
• Co-author, Mississippi Chapter of 50 State Survey, "Plaintiff's Medical Care and Treatment - Discovery and Evidentiary Issues", ABA Section of Litigation, Product Liability Committee Webpage, 2011
  
• Author, "Did We Settle This Case or Not? Don't Risk Letting the Court Decide," International Association of Defense Counsel Product Liability Committee Newsletter, December 2010
  
• Author, "Who Is the Master of Your Settlement?" DRI's The Voice, Vol. 9, Issue 40, October 6, 2010
  
• Author, "Talking to Lawyers About Patients: When is it Really Okay?" Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, Vol. 51, No. 9, September 2010
  
• Author, "Don't Ask the Doctor: The Prohibition On Ex Parte Communications With Non-Party Treating Physicians," Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Quarterly, Volume 34, No. 2, Summer 2010
  
• Co-author, "The Beginning of the End of the Generic Preemption Defense," ABA Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee Newsletter, Spring 2010
  
• Co-author, "The Beginning of the End of the Generic Preemption Defense," AHLA Life Sciences Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 2, May 2010
  
• Co-author, "Generic Preemption Defense: Recent Case Trend," International Association of Defense Counsel Product Liability Committee Newsletter, April 2010
  
• Lead author, "An Alternative Use for Implied Conflict Preemption: Defending Other Parties in the Chain of Distribution," For The Defense, July 2009
  
• Co-author, "Federal Preemption: The Drug and Device Trilogy," American Health Lawyers Weekly, March 2008
  

Professional Involvement

• Co-Chair, American Bar Association Current Issues in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Litigation CLE Workshop, Philadelphia, PA, November 17, 2011
  
• American Bar Association Task Force on Federal Agency Preemption (2009-2010)
  
• State Coordinator for Mississippi – iCivics, www.iCivics.org (web-based education project spearheaded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to reinvigorate civics education in middle schools)
  
• Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (2007-present)
  
• American Bar Association, Section of Litigation (Mass Torts Litigation Committee, Products Liability Committee); Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee, Products General Liability and Consumer Law Committee); Health Law Section (Healthcare Litigation and Risk Management Committee)
  
• Trial Attorneys of America
  
• Defense Research Institute (Product Liability Committee; Drug and Device Committee; Diversity Committee)
  
• International Association of Defense Counsel (State Membership Chair- Mississippi (2011-present); Products Liability Committee - Vice Chair, Diversity (2009-2011); Vice Chair of Programs and Projects (2012); Drug, Device and Biotechnology Committee; Diversity Committee)
  
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
  
• Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association
  
• Capital Area Bar Association, Women in the Profession Committee (2007-2010; Co-Chair 2010-2011)
  
• Women Lawyers' Alliance
  
• National Association of Women Lawyers

Community Involvement

• Planning Committee, Glen Campbell, An Evening With the Rhinestone Cowboy, concert benefiting the MIND Center (February 26, 2012)
• Mississippi Arthritis Foundation's Jammin' for Joints - Corporate Sponsor Co-Chair (2012)
• Executive Leadership Team, American Heart Association's Art For Heart Gala (2010-2011)
  
• Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi's Bacchus Ball – Chair (2009); Chair Corporate Sponsors (2010); Co-Chair Premiere Silent Auction (2011-2012)
  
• Advisory Board of the Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia (MIND) Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (2009-2011)
• Finance Chair, An Evening with the Creators of The Help, benefiting the MIND Center (2010)

Speaking Engagements

• Moderator, "Evidentiary Issues Key to Product Liability Cases," International Association of Defense Counsel Midyear Meeting, Rancho Mirage, CA, February 11-16, 2012
• Speaker, "World of Product Liability Law in Review," International Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, July 9-14, 2011
• Moderator, Strategies for Success As a Female Litigator, IADC Webinar, April 19, 2011 (sponsored by the IADC Product Liability and Diversity Committees)
  
• Moderator, "Trial Skills: Technology in the Courtroom and the Mediation," ABA Section of Litigation Product Liability Committee, Women In Product Liability Workshop, New York, New York, November 12, 2010
• Speaker, "Sales Representatives in the Operating Room: Recognizing and Minimizing the Risks of Liability," Zimmer
  Solutions, Inc. Mid-Year Sales Meeting, August 2010
• Speaker, "Women in the Profession," Tougaloo College Pre-Law Summit, April 2010
  
• Speaker, "Lunch With Experience," ABA Law Student Division 5th Circuit Spring Meeting, February 2010
  
• Speaker, "The Legal Profession: A Panel Discussion," Mississippi College, March 2009
• Speaker, Women in Law Roundtable, Mississippi College, March 2008