Practice Areas
Industries
Education
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D., 1997
Indiana University, B.A., 1993
Admissions
Indiana
Employers in all industries are bombarded with ever-changing and increasingly cumbersome regulation, not only from the federal government and its agencies, but also a patchwork of state and local laws. Suzanne helps her clients navigate these obstacles by getting to know their business and tailoring employment policies that are both legally compliant and workable for their unique operation.
A skilled litigator, Suzanne’s litigation experience spans an array of industries including construction, commercial aviation, hotel and hospitality, manufacturing, banking, nonprofit, and the public sector and she vigorously represents clients facing litigation through all phases of the process. However, whenever possible Suzanne uses the insight gained through years of defending businesses facing litigation as well as her earlier experience as a plaintiff’s side employment attorney, to help her clients spot and defuse potential problems before they become litigation. By guiding her clients through complex personnel issues in real time, Suzanne often helps them avoid litigation and quickly return to running their business.
Memberships & Involvement
- Member: Indiana State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section; Indianapolis Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section; Woodruff Place Civic League (Board of Directors from 2009-2012); Indianapolis Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management SHRM (Legislative Affairs Committee)
- Director of Legislative Affairs: Indianapolis Chapter Society for Human Resource Management
- Former Board of Directors: Kids Discovery Factory (formerly Explore 2 Learn Children’s Museum), 2008-2018
News & Press Releases
- The Herald - Tribune, September 8, 2015
Blog
Contributing Author, SmithAmundsen's Labor & Employment Law Update, a labor and employment advisory blog.
Alerts
- September 10, 2020
- April 17, 2020
- April 13, 2020
- March 27, 2020
- March 3, 2017
- November 16, 2016
- June 17, 2016
Publications
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce, 2019
Presentations & Events
- USLAW Network, Webcast, September 30, 2020 - October 9, 2020
- SmithAmundsen, Webinar, August 21, 2019
- SmithAmundsen, Indianapolis, IN; Webinar, June 19, 2019
- SmithAmundsen, Indianapolis, IN; Webinar, August 16, 2018
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Webinar, July 12, 2018
- SmithAmundsen; Webinar, February 1, 2018
- SmithAmundsen, Seminar; Indianapolis, IN, August 23, 2017
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce; Tinley Park, IL, July 27, 2017
- Illinois Chamber of Commece; Effingham, IL, July 13, 2017
- Wage & Hour Compliance StrategiesDeveloping Effective CMHC Operational Management Seminar, December 12, 2016
- Harry Caray's, Lombard, IL, September 28, 2016
- National Association of Women Business Owners; Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, September 15, 2016
- Indiana Health Care Association, French Lick, IN, April 20, 2016
- Forms for Illinois EmployersIllinois Chamber of Commerce, Effingham, IL, January 29, 2015