501-140 Carleton Street
Fredericton, N.B.
E3B 3T4
sstapleford@stewartmckelvey.com
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): New Brunswick, 2018
Legal Assistant(s): Faith Arbeau, Kimberly Donaher
Stephanie practices in the areas of tax law and banking & finance.
As a tax lawyer, Stephanie represents individual and corporate taxpayers in their disputes against Canada Revenue Agency and provincial finance authorities. She handles objections, relief requests, Tax Court appeals, judicial review applications and settlement negotiations under income tax and GST/HST legislation. She also works with accountants to implement tax-driven corporate reorganizations.
As a banking and finance lawyer, Stephanie represents institutional lenders and their agents in connection with construction financings and other asset- and project-based lending transactions.
Other examples of Stephanie’s work include:
- advising interjurisdictional carriers on fleet compliance matters, including under the International Registration Plan and the International Fuel Tax Agreement;
- representing clients on corporate acquisitions through all stages of the transaction;
- acting for buyers and sellers of commercial real estate; and
- representing clients in complex commercial litigation matters.
Education & Career
Education
CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program, 2023
University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law, JD (with Distinction), 2017
St. Thomas University, BA (Hons. Philosophy), 2013
Activities
Chair, Taxation Law Section, Canadian Bar Association – New Brunswick
Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Part-time instructor, University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law (2021)
Accolades
Best Lawyers™ 2025 “Ones to Watch”, Tax Law
Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal in Law for highest academic standing in graduating class
Law Faculty Council Prize – second year and third year
Awards for highest academic standing in the following areas of study:
– Commercial Law
– Conflict of Laws
– Contracts
– Corporate Law & Taxation
– Property
Thought Leadership
Publications
Co-Author & Presenter, “Statute-barred assessments – It’s not over until I say it’s over”, CPA Canada Commodity Tax Symposium, Ottawa
October 24, 2023