Attorneys

stilden@dhkl.law

Stephanie E. Tilden represents workers seeking fair pay under wage and hour and equal pay laws, consumers facing unfair business practices, and people with disabilities facing barriers to equal access. At DHKL, Stephanie

  •   Prepared for three class action bench and jury trials, including drafting trial briefs and preparing named plaintiffs and class member witnesses for trial testimony.
  •   Won a motion in limine to exclude late-disclosed evidence and witnesses.
  •   Successfully opposed motions in limine seeking to limit Plaintiffs’ evidence and motions to exclude Plaintiffs’ experts.
  •   Helped defend on appeal a classwide settlement guaranteeing an accessible pedestrian right of way.
  •   Assisted with drafting two winning summary judgment motions, which secured crucial liability and damages rulings in case brought on behalf of Section 8 tenants who were charged unlawful fees.
  •   Helped secure class certification and successfully oppose a motion for summary judgment in a consumer case alleging false and deceptive product labeling.

Stephanie was part of a team that won California Lawyer magazine’s California Lawyer of the Year Award (CLAY) in 2025, and she has been selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in 2023 through 2025.

Stephanie joined the firm in 2021 as a Social Justice Fellow and became an associate in 2022. Stephanie graduated from University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2021. Stephanie’s commitment to protecting consumers includes her work as a law student advocate at the East Bay Community Law Center’s Consumer Justice Clinic and internships at the Consumer Protection Section of the California Attorney General’s Office and the Government Team at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. She also served as a student member of the East Bay Community Law Center’s Board of Directors. Stephanie was the Co-Editor in Chief of Berkeley Law’s Asian American Law Journal, the Senior Notes Editor for the California Law Review, and a co-leader of the Consumer Rights Workshop.

Prior to pursuing law, Stephanie obtained a Ph.D. in English Literature from Brown University and taught courses in literature and essay writing.