Stefanie Schaeffer

Stefanie Schaeffer Biography

Stefanie Schaeffer (born Stefani Lynn Schaeffer; May 31, 1974) is an American defense attorney from California. She was named Season 6 Apprentice on the reality show of the same name. She is currently the host of Know Your Rights TV, a news legal webisodic.

Early life and education

Schaeffer was born in Burbank, California to Gloria Peri-Smith and Peter Schaeffer, and was raised in Palm Springs. She has one brother, Michael Schaeffer.

She had a double major in college - English and psychology - and graduated from the University of California, Riverside. Schaeffer graduated in the top 10% of her class from Southwestern University School of Law in their SCALE program.

Career

Selected as a Los Angeles Lawyer "Young Rising Star" in 2006 for excellence in law, Schaeffer was a trial attorney for California defense firm Stockwell, Harris, Widom, Woolverton & Muehl.

She joined the firm on August 16, 2006, prior to The Apprentice. She defended California employers against workers' compensation, subrogation and discrimination claims, and defended large real estate developers in construction defect litigation. She worked for Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP.

She is a member of the alumni association board of directors at Southwestern Law School.

The Apprentice

Schaeffer was hired in the sixth season of The Apprentice. Schaeffer is the first practicing attorney (Season Two winner Kelly Perdew earned a law degree but chose not to practice) and the second woman to be hired by Trump. Schaeffer oversaw the Trump at Cap Cana project in Santo Domingo on a 1-year contract (with a starting salary exceeding $250,000 USD) as an owners' representative for Trump at Capcana, and also became the Vice President of sales and marketing for Trump International Hotel and Tower in Las Vegas.

Filmography

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2007	The Apprentice	Herself	14 Episodes
2007	Live with Regis	Herself	April 24
2007	Reality Chat	Herself	April
2007	KTLA	Herself	May 5
2007	Sexiest Stars of Reality TV	Herself	November
2007	Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld	Herself-Panelist	November 27
2008	TV Guide Network 411	Herself	April 11
2008	KTLA News	Herself	April 11
2008	The John Kerwin Show	Herself	May 7
2008	Miss USA Pageant	Herself	May
2008	The Golf Minute	Herself	May 19
2009	The Golf Fix	Herself	April 6
2009	BMW Charity Pro AM	Herself	May 14"16
2010	Wealth Without Risk	Herself	April 11

Personal life

Schaeffer lives in Los Angeles, California.