Stellamaris U. Echefu is a Partner at CrownField Legal and the Legal Research Coordinator for the Nigerian Elections Research Project, a Stanford University authorized project.
At CrownField Legal, she advises individuals and businesses across Nigeria on litigation, election petitions, corporate work, and regulatory compliance. She has appeared before the State High Court, Federal High Court, and the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
At the Nigerian Elections Research Project, she coordinates the legal research team and oversees judgment coding. She works with project leadership on adjudication and quality assurance, keeping the coded record consistent across every judgment.
Her work in election law began on the team of Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, where she handled 26 election petition cases before the National Assembly and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunals. She also worked on the team that led the modernisation and re-enactment of the most recent Anambra State laws, alongside the current Attorney General/Commissioner of Justice of Anambra State.
She holds an LL.B from Nnamdi Azikiwe University and was called to the Nigerian Bar after graduating from the Nigerian Law School with First Class Honours. She won the prize for second best student in Civil Litigation.