Brittany A. Stevens, a Partner at Phillips & Associates PLLC, is a New York employment lawyer who has spent more than a decade exclusively representing employees in workplace sexual harassment, employment discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation matters. Since becoming a lead attorney in 2018 and a Partner in 2021, Stevens has personally resolved more than 300 employment cases and has helped oversee the resolution of more than 150 additional matters. She has actively litigated hundreds of employment matters in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and in New York state courts.
Stevens represents employees from confidential pre-litigation negotiation and mediation through trial. Her practice includes claims under Title VII, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. She provides direct, compassionate counsel to employees facing difficult and often career-impacting workplace disputes. Stevens has recovered more than $40,000,000 in settlements for her clients.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers | 2026 | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation |
Some of Stevens's notable results include:
- $2,310,000 verdict – Race and national origin-based hostile work environment
- $1,055,000 settlement – Sexual assault and harassment claims against a high-profile celebrity
- $1,000,000 settlement – Quid pro quo harassment against a major New York City corporation
- $3,375,000 settlement – Sexual harassment by a C-suite executive
- $1,000,000 settlement – Sexual harassment at a prominent law firm
- $750,000 settlement – Race-based hostile work environment
- $600,000 settlement – Sexual harassment by a senior corporate executive
Stevens has developed substantial experience in supervisor sexual harassment, workplace relationship harassment, and retaliation claims involving significant workplace power imbalances, including matters against C-suite executives, founders, senior corporate executives, law firm partners, and major institutions. These cases require careful analysis of who controlled the employee's compensation, assignments, advancement, reputation, or continued employment, and whether that authority was used to pressure, punish, or retaliate against the employee. Stevens litigates these matters with that power imbalance in mind.
Stevens earned her undergraduate degree in Business Management from Skidmore College and her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law. During law school, she interned with the Honorable Arthur Engoron in the New York Supreme Court, where she gained foundational experience in motion and trial practice.
Stevens was featured on Meeting You Where You're At (Episode 139), where she discussed workplace discrimination, harassment, and employee advocacy.