Attorney Stevenson is a graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law, where she attended at night, after chauffeuring her daughters to college during the day. While attending Quinnipiac, Attorney Stevenson received the Excellence in Clinical Work Award for her work in the Appellate Clinic at the University, and she also received the Garrett McGarrity Farrell Scholarship Award given for work performed in conjunction with the state legislature to support parental rights. She also was a competitor for the Quinnipiac Law Review and the National Probate Journal, was a Moot Court invitee, and appeared in the journal, Who's Who of American Law Students.