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Suzanne joined Andrews Kurth after graduating from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 2000. Her practice focuses on civil commercial litigation with an emphasis on cases involving alleged securities fraud, contract disputes, deceptive trade practices, business torts and attempted class actions. She has represented manufacturers, lenders, insurance companies, and software companies in both state and federal courts, and has also represented clients in actions to compel arbitration and to enforce judgments. Suzanne also has experience arbitrating cases with various arbitration services.
Suzanne was named a "Texas Rising Star" in April 2007 by Texas Monthly magazine. Rising Stars are selected based on nominations by members of the elite Texas Super Lawyers list. Rising Stars are the top up-and-coming Texas attorneys who are 40 or younger or have been in practice for fewer than 10 years. Only 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state were chosen for this honor.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Coffey v. Singer Asset Finance Co., L.L.C., -- S.W.3d --, 2007 WL 258962 (Tex. App.--Dallas Jan. 31, 2007) (briefing)
Kelvin Cryosystems, Inc. v. Lightnin, 2005 WL 29994693 (E.D. Pa. 2005) (second chair and briefing)
Dockery v. America's Platinum Privileges, Inc., 2004 WL 1196067 (N.D. Tex. 2004) (briefing)
Settlement Capital Corporation v. BHG Structured Settlements, Inc., 319 F. Supp. 2d 729 (N.D. Tex. 2004) (briefing)
Schiller v. Physicians Resource Group, Inc., 342 F.3d 563 (5th Cir. 2003) (briefing)
ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author - "The Touchstone for Expert Testimony," (with Dennis N. Ryan), The Advocate - State Bar of Texas Litigation Section Report (Vol. 33, Winter 2005)
Author - "Taking Race Out of the Equation: Transracial Adoption in 2000," 53 SMU L. Rev. 1599 (2000)
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
Alzheimer's Junior Women's Association (AJWA)
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Museum of Art Junior Associates
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
Junior League of Dallas
Young Collectors' Circle, Meadows Museum | 