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Susan S. Brewer

Education

  • J.D. George Mason University
    A.B. Duke University

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia
  • West Virginia


Susan S. Brewer, CEO
Member

Susan S. Brewer, CEO
Member

For over 30 years, Susan Brewer has focused her practice in the area of litigation, with a particular concentration on professional liability. She has tried over 100 jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts and has been involved in appellate proceedings before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals. Since 2009, she has served as CEO of the firm.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Tried significant damages cases involving alleged birth injuries/cerebral palsy and quadriplegia
  • Litigated and managed numerous complex legal malpractice actions
  • Regularly advise health care providers of all levels and hospitals on risk management and loss prevention concerns

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1980
    Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair, 2003-06)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (Educational Chair, 2000-01)
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • U.S. Magistrate Selection Panel (2008, 1998)
  • National Association of Women Lawyers
  • ACTL Representative/Sponsor, West Virginia Invitational Trial Competition, WVU College of Law
  • Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Best Lawyers® 2011 Morgantown Health Care Lawyer of the Year
  • Peer Review Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Board of Directors, West Virginia University Foundation
  • Caperton Award for Excellence, West Virginia Wellness Council, 2010
  • West Virginia Roundtable
  • Arts Monongahela
  • West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
  • Mountaineer Area Council of Boy Scouts of America
  • Board, Monongalia Health Systems (1991-2007)
  • Trustee, Suncrest United Methodist Church (1991-97)

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • “Women in the Law” panelist, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, 2008, 2006
  • “Think Tank” panelist on law firm risk management, Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society, Inc., 2008
  • Instructor, “Judicial System,” Leadership West Virginia, 2004-2010
  • Faculty, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management Annual Conference, 2005, 2003
  • “Masters in Trial,” American Board of Trial Advocates, 2000, 1998, 1996
  • “Objections,” West Virginia University College of Law
  • “Discovery Issues,” West Virginia University College of Law
  • “Trial Work and Work Life Balance,” West Virginia University College of Law
  • “Risk Management in Emergency Departments,” West Virginia Hospital Association
  • “Ethics and the Judicial System,” Legal Assistants of West Virginia, Inc.
  • “Communications and Charting,” West Virginia University Hospitals and School of Medicine
  • “Physician's Orders,” Monongalia General Hospital
  • “Your Right to Choose – Health Care Decisions,” Monongalia General Hospital
  • Conference on Courts and the Media, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
  • “Current Legal Issues Facing West Virginia Hospitals,” West Virginia Society for Healthcare Risk Management
  • Regularly speaks to professional groups on leadership topics and succession planning