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Stephanie G. Reckord
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Stephanie is a diverse, experienced and thoughtful litigator who provides strategic representation to business entities and individuals in complex federal and state court litigation in the areas of banking, family law, trusts & estates, consumer fraud, construction law, and commercial real estate.

She represents condominium associations and unit owners in construction-related matters including contract disputes, consumer fraud cases and RICO claims. She represents owners and developers in arbitrations and litigation proceedings regarding construction defects, including buildings and heavy construction projects.

In the banking and financial services sector, Stephanie’s experience includes defending financial institutions from claims and counterclaims involving lender liability based upon fraud, breach of contract, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

In the area of trusts and estates litigation, Stephanie has represented clients in will contests, the prosecution and defense of applications for the disqualification of executors and trustees, the attack and defense of prenuptial agreements, and claims involving a spouse's right to an elective share of an estate. 

Her family law practice includes divorce, alimony, child support, equitable distribution, as well as post-judgment modification and enforcement.

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2006
  • New York, 2008
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2018

Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2001

Recognition

  • Litigation Counsel of America Fellow
  • Construction Lawyers Society of America Fellow
  • American Bar Foundation Fellow
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (a trademark of Woodward/White, Inc.) in the Commercial Litigation practice area (2024-present)
  • Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters business) in the Business Litigation practice area (2025-present)
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent (a trademark of Internet Brands, Inc.)
  • Recipient of a 2023 Peter Perlman Service Award from the Litigation Counsel of America
  • Selected for inclusion by NJBIZ (a publication of Bridge Tower Media) on its 2023 “Leaders in Law” list
  • Selected for inclusion by the New Jersey Law Journal on the 2022 list of "Women Lawyers of the Year," the publication's annual listing of female attorneys making an impact in New Jersey
  • Selected for inclusion by the New Jersey Law Journal on the 2016 list of "New Leaders of the Bar," the publication's annual listing of outstanding attorneys under the age of 40 in New Jersey
  • Member, Order of the Coif

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Rated By Super Lawyers Stephanie G. Record 2026

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Clerkships

  • Former law clerk to The Honorable Madeline Cox Arleo, United States Magistrate Judge

Representative Matters

  • The firm is representing a condominium association in $15 million construction and governance litigation against multiple defendants, involving veil-piercing claims and allocation of responsibility for significant structural and common-area defects, while also advising on risk mitigation through renovation and construction contracts.
  • Represented a real estate developer in breach-of-contract litigation against a contractor for failure to comply with project design specifications and drawings.
  • In the first case decided under New Jersey’s elder financial abuse reporting statute, obtained a favorable non-jury ruling confirming that the client, a financial institution, acted properly and that the statute imposed no affirmative regulatory obligations.
  • Successfully defended a leading auto finance lender in class action litigation challenging vehicle repossession practices under the Uniform Commercial Code, Consumer Fraud Act, and Truth in Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act.
  • Represented condominium unit owners in claims against their association arising from property damage caused by defective common elements.
  • Represented a municipality in litigation against contractors arising from the collapse of a public highway structure.
  • Represented financial services clients in environmental claims arising from mortgage transactions and Other Real Estate Owned properties.
  • Represented an insurance brokerage firm in disputes arising from an exclusive agency agreement, involving injunctive relief in New Jersey federal court, federal appeals proceedings, and nine-figure arbitration claims.
  • Represented a commercial lender in enforcing loans and mortgages and defending lender-liability counterclaims, securing full recovery of principal, interest, litigation costs, and attorneys’ fees.
  • Represented a leading residential developer in multi-million-dollar real estate litigation, securing reversal in the New Jersey Appellate Division of a premature summary judgment ruling.

Memberships

  • American Arbitration Association (AAA): Commercial Panel
  • Trial Attorneys of New Jersey: First Vice President; Secretary/Treasurer (2022); Amicus Committee Co-Chair (2022-present)
  • American Bar Association: Litigation Section; Forum on Construction Law
  • New Jersey State Bar Association: Construction Law Section, Co-Chair; Women in the Profession Section, (past Chair and former Trustee)
  • Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce
  • Trial Law Institute
  • Diversity Law Institute

Personal

  • While attending law school, served as Comments Editor at the Seton Hall Law Review, interned at the Civil Litigation Clinic of the Center for Social Justice, and was named a Whipple Scholar

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