Steptoe & Johnson

Susan Pauley concentrates her practice in the areas of information and privacy law as well as commercial litigation. In addition, Ms. Pauley represents corporate clients in various commercial matters, including breach of contract disputes and business torts.  Ms. Pauley is the leader of the firm's Privacy Practice Team.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Consulted with and trained organizations on various privacy-related matters
• Part of the team that represented a corporate client in an encroachment matter
• Part of the trial team that defended a multi-million dollar breach of contract action against corporations and individual employees

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Privacy
• Litigation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2002          Steptoe & Johnson
1993-2002  Mullenholz, Brimsek & Belair
1993-2002  Legal Editor, Privacy & American Business

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Cabell County Bar Association
• Energy & Mineral Law Foundation

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• Huntington Chamber of Commerce

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Oct. 2007: “HIPAA and Wellness Programs: Does Your Company’s Wellness Program Comply with HIPAA’s Nondiscrimination Provisions?” Wellness Council of West Virginia’s Annual Governor’s Conference on Worksite Wellness (Charleston, WV)
• Ms. Pauley co-authored, "HIPAA Privacy Rule, Confidentiality, and Litigation," 2006 Health Law and Compliance Update (John Steiner, ed., Aspen Publishers 2006) along with fellow Steptoe & Johnson attorneys Eric J. Hulett and Bradley K. Shafer
• Apr. 2006: "Privacy in the Workplace and in Employment Litigation," West Virginia Continuing Legal Education Employment Law Seminar (Charleston, WV)
• Ms. Pauley is the author of "The Impact of Homeland Security Initiatives on the Confidentiality of the Energy Industry’s Sensitive Business Information and the Privacy of the Energy Industry’s Customer Information," 26 Energy & Min. L. Inst. ch. 1 (2005)
• Oct. 2005: "HIPAA Security Rule Compliance for Employers with Small Health Plans," West Virginia Chamber of Commerce & West Virginia Society for Human Resource Management 2005 Employment Law & Human Resources Conference (Charleston, WV)
• Aug. 2005: "HIPAA Security Rule Compliance for Employers with Small Health Plans," 2005 Steptoe & Johnson Labor Institute at Snowshoe Mountain
• Aug. 2005: "Workplace Monitoring. See No Evil, Hear No Evil," 2005 Steptoe & Johnson Labor Institute at Snowshoe Mountain
• May 2005: "The Impact of Homeland Security Initiatives on the Privacy and Security of the Energy Industry’s Sensitive Business, Customer, and Employee Information," 26th Annual Institute, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (Amelia Island, FL)