Marguerite (Maggie) McGowan Stringer

When employers face difficult workforce and business challenges, they turn to Maggie Stringer, a versatile litigator and creative problem solver.

Her background in litigating complex business disputes and defending employers in all types of employment-related litigation enables her to craft a strategy for the successful resolution of each client’s matter.

Maggie focuses her practice on defending companies in class and collective actions involving wage and hour claims. She also has extensive experience representing employers nationwide across a variety of industries in high-stakes litigation in state and federal courts, giving her a deep understanding of both the courtroom and the operational realities her clients face. Drawing on that experience, Maggie provides practical, business-oriented solutions that align legal strategy with her clients’ broader goals—whether that means aggressively litigating, pursuing early resolution, or narrowing claims to drive efficient outcomes. In addition to her wage and hour practice, Maggie frequently handles disputes involving non-compete agreements, non-solicitation provisions, and other restrictive covenants, as well as challenges to agency actions at the federal and state levels. She is known as an insightful strategist and a personable, collaborative attorney who keeps stakeholders informed, prepared, and confident at every stage of a case.

Before joining Epstein Becker Green, Maggie served as a law clerk for Chief Magistrate Judge Diane K. Vescovo of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and for Judge Bernice B. Donald of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

What Maggie Delivers for Clients

• Class and Collective Action Defense: Maggie develops and executes practical strategies for employers throughout the United States to defeat or limit certification, narrow claims through targeted discovery, and drive favorable early resolutions in wage and hour disputes.
• Restrictive Covenant Enforcement: She delivers decisive action plans—including TROs, preliminary injunctions, and permanent injunctions—to protect customer relationships, confidential information, and workforce stability.
• Business-Oriented Litigation Management: Maggie provides matter roadmaps that align litigation posture with risk tolerance, brand considerations, and operational goals to control both costs and outcomes.
• Plain-Language Advice: She translates complex legal frameworks into clear, actionable guidance that resonates with both executives and frontline managers and helps them prepare for key litigation milestones.

• Successfully prosecuted restrictive covenant claims in federal court on behalf of a multinational corporation against a former senior executive, securing a permanent injunction enforcing post-employment obligations and a final judgment in the client’s favor.
• Secured the early dismissal of discrimination claims against a restaurant client in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
• Defended and advised a restaurant client in a wage and hour collective action involving allegations that servers were not properly paid tip credits. Maggie and her team secured a favorable class and collective certification decision and obtained a favorable settlement for the client in the early stages of litigation.
• Achieved a victory in a medical malpractice lawsuit in which the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee granted summary judgment, finding that the plaintiff’s expert was not qualified to testify under Tennessee’s locality rule. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the ruling.
• Obtained favorable discovery rulings in a dispute involving breach of contract and restrictive covenant claims, leading to the voluntary dismissal of all claims against her client.

Education

• University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphrey School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2018)
  • Senior Articles Editor, University of Memphis Law Review
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Awards: Property I, Health Law, Products Liability, Debtor-Creditor Law, Trial Advocacy
  • Vice President, Public Action Law Society
• Rhodes College (B.A., cum laude, 2014)
  • Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society

Professional & Community Involvement

• Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court
• Federal Bar Association Mid-South Chapter, Board of Directors
• American Bar Association
• Memphis Bar Association, Board of Directors
  • Professionalism & Ethics Committee, Chair
• Tennessee Bar Association
  • Young Lawyers Division, Mock Trial Committee