For the past two decades, Suzanne has represented longshore workers advocating for their rights under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Act.   She has been recognized by the National Asbestos/Mesothelioma Trial Lawyers Association and the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group for her representation of workers diagnosed with a disease related to their occupational exposure to asbestos products.  In addition to workers’ compensation benefits, she has recovered substantial settlements for her clients and their family members particularly shipyard and paper will workers against the manufacturers and suppliers of asbestos-related materials.

Suzanne regularly appears at Social Security Disability hearings advising her clients, from the initial round of social security disability filings, through the hearing process. Suzanne has both represented injured workers to secure the benefits they are entitled to and worked with clients in the long range planning for their personal and family security. 

She lives in Brunswick, Maine with her family. When she is not advocating for her clients, she enjoys volunteering with several local non-profit organizations, exploring Maine’s coastline, and gardening.  

Bar Admissions

• State of Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• State of Massachusetts
• State of Maine
• U.S. District Court, District of Maine
• First Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

• Vanderbilt School of Law, Juris Doctor
• Duke University, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude

Honors and Awards

• National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2014
• Nation’s Top 100 Injured Workers’ Attorneys, Workers’ Injury Law Group

Professional Associations

Current

• National Association of Social Security Claimant Representatives, Member
• National Elder Law Association, Member
• Worker’s Injury Law Group, Member
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, rostered arbitrator
• Maine Bar Association

Community Involvement

Current

• Restoration Advisory Board for the cleanup of superfund sites – Naval Air Station Brunswick Maine
• Brunswick Area Citizens for a Safe Environment – President

Past

• Lincoln County Bar Association, President
• Damariscotta River Association, President 
• Medomak River Land Trust, Advisor
• Skidompha Library, Board Member
• Duke University, Alumni Admissions Voluntee
• Maine Board of Bar Overseers – Lawyer’s Fund for Client Protection, Board Member 
• College Guild, Board Member