Summary
As an Associate General Counsel, Susan serves as counsel to the University Βι¶ΉΣ³» Reno’s School of Medicine, and advises on aspects of the medical school operations. Since joining the Βι¶ΉΣ³» in 2013, Susan has held the positions of Grants & Contracts Officer, Senior Grants & Contracts Officer, Assistant General Counsel and Associate General Counsel. Her prior work includes working in private practice in Texas for 25 years. While in private practice, she presented clients in a variety of business and commercial litigation matters. She has briefed and successfully argued appellate cases before the Court of Appeals for the 5th District of Texas and 8th District of Texas, Texas Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and 9th Circuit.
Susan’s practice areas include: Practice Contracts, Litigation, Medical School Governance, Constitutional Law, Sponsored Projects, Medical Student Conduct & Graduate Medical Education.
Susan holds a B.A. in Political Science, Honors Program, with Distinction from the University of Kentucky. She was graduated with a J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas, where she served on the Moot Court Board. She has served as a conference presenter for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.