Stephanie M. Marnin

Associate
Email: smm@outtengolden.com

STEPHANIE M. MARNIN is an associate at Outten & Golden LLP Connecticut office, where she represents employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law. Stephanie is a member of the firm’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Workplace Rights Practice Group and the Disability and Family Responsibility Practice Group.

Before joining Outten & Golden LLP, Ms. Marnin was the Director of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Resources for the University of Connecticut where she provided leadership to the University of Connecticut’s ten campuses on all issues related to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Allied Community (LGBTQQA). In this role, she assessed the educational, political, legal and social environment of the campuses and made formal recommendations and advocated to enhance the quality of life for LGBTQQA students, faculty and staff.

During law school, Ms. Marnin clerked for the Honorable Lois Tanzer. She also was a law clerk for the Connecticut Department of Public Health and Attorney Jamie Mills in Hartford, Connecticut.

Stephanie speaks frequently on LGBT and women’s issues. She has written extensively about LGBT matters and authored a radio documentary, "A Year in the Life: Albany’s Gay Rights," aired on Talking History.

Ms. Marnin received her B.A. from the University at Albany, SUNY in Women’s Studies and Sociology and her M.A. in Liberal Studies She earned her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut.

Ms. Marnin is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and its New York and Connecticut affiliates (NELA/NY and CELA), as well as the American Bar Association and the Connecticut State Bar Association. She also serves as the Co-Chair of NELA's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee and is the Treasurer of CELA.