Emily Naphtal is the owner of Stephens Naphtal Law PLLC
where she practices employment and civil rights law. She represents employees in their discrimination, harassment, and accommodation related claims; and she counsels employers on how to best promote diverse and productive workplaces.
Emily Naphtal earned her B.A. in History from Harvard College in 2011 and her J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2015. She served as Public Interest Fellow to plaintiff-side employment law firm, Outten & Golden, from 2015 to 2017 where she represented employees and coordinated the firm’s pro bono program. During law school, Emily served in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, where she worked both in the Appellate Litigation Division, and directly for General Counsel, P. David Lopez. She also worked on employment law matters as a legal intern at the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, and as a member of the year- long NYU Employment and Housing Discrimination Clinic. In 2014, in her role as the Senior Symposium Editor of NYU’s Journal of International Law and Politics, Emily organized a symposium on the human rights of migrants in the United States.
Areas of Practice
- Labor and Employment Law
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York
- J.D. – 2015
- Harvard College
- B.A. – 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York City Bar Association, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, Diversity Fellow
- National Employment Lawyers Association, New York Affiliate, Legislative Committee