Susan earned her J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in the state of California, and in U.S. District Courts throughout California. Susan is an occasional speaker on docketing, civil procedure, and changes in the law.

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Counsel

Susan joined Ramey LLP in February 2023. Previously she was General Counsel for a law firm. In addition, Susan's practice focused on counseling and representing primarily businesses and business owners in a wide range of pre-litigation and litigation matters such as employment disputes, trade secrets, contracts, corporate governance, partnership disputes, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, and copyright infringement. She also provided legal services in non-litigation employment-related matters such as preparing and updating employment-related documents including employee handbooks and employment/independent contractor agreements. Her clients owned and operated a variety of businesses such as technology companies, technology services providers, education providers, restaurants, motels, investment companies, and professional photography businesses.

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Susan began her legal career as a criminal defense attorney. She then worked as a litigation associate at Trial & Technology Law Group in Menlo Park, after which she opened a solo litigation firm. She also worked as a Senior Litigation Docketing Coordinator at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.