Employment Litigation, including Discrimination, Wrongful Discharge, and Defamation

Human Resources Counseling

ERISA Litigation

Advancement Committee, Selection of Members (2007-2008)

• Kentucky, 1996

• Law Clerk, Honorable Joseph H. McKinley, Jr., United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Owensboro Division

• University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, J.D., 1996
• Journal of Family Law, Member
• Journal of Law & Education, Editorial Board
  
• Creighton University, B.A.

Susan is a member in the Louisville office of Frost Brown Todd's labor and employment department.  Susan has significant experience defending employers in federal and state courts in litigation involving Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, wrongful discharge, breach of employment contracts, defamation, and enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements.  She frequently lectures on these and other employment-related issues.  Susan also has significant experience defending employers before local, state and federal administrative agencies, and she routinely counsels employers regarding human resources matters and compliance with state and federal employment laws.  She also concentrates in the area of ERISA litigation.

Prior to joining Frost Brown Todd, Susan was a law clerk for the Honorable Joseph H. McKinley, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Owensboro Division.  She is admitted to practice in Kentucky.  She is also admitted to practice in the Sixth and Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court of the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and the Southern District of Indiana.

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2012-2019

• American Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Louisville Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
• Employment & Labor Relations Committee, Program Co-Chair

Past

• American Heart Association, Louisville Metro Chapter, Board of Directors (2007-2008)
• The Center for Women & Families, Board of Directors (2006-2009)
• Kentucky Harvest, Board of Directors (2004-2006)

Panelist: Discovery Scope & Limitations “360”: Key Strategies to Make Discovery Useful and Meaningful to Your Case and How to Tailor and Narrow Broad Requests, Litigating Disability Insurance Claims, American Conference Institute, New York City, January 26, 2012.