Stephanie Nichols-Young Law Office of Stephanie Nichols-Young, Phoenix Stephanie Nichols-Young is chair of the State Bar Animal Law Section. She is a sole practitioner who works as general counsel for a group of closely held entities. She graduated with distinction from the University of Arizona College of Law. She is a member of the board of directors of the Animal Defense League of Arizona, the Wilburforce Foundation and the Law College Association of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. This semester she is co-teaching a course in Animal Law at the Arizona State University College of Law.