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Susan Llewellyn Deniker

Education

  • J.D. William & Mary
    B.S. Frostburg State University

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia


Susan Llewellyn Deniker
Member

Susan Llewellyn Deniker
Member

Susan Deniker focuses her practice in the area of labor and employment law. Ms. Deniker's practice includes state and federal court cases, as well as cases before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Defended a client in a class action litigation involving claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Represented numerous clients in actions before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and other state human rights commissions on behalf of employers
  • Negotiated pre-suit settlements for clients in sensitive employment matters

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1999
    Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Super Lawyers® Rising Star
  • Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
  • Employment Law Committee, West Virginia State Bar Association
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • Harrison County Bar Association
  • William & Mary Law Review
  • Graduated summa cum laude, with department and general honors, Frostburg State University

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Human Resources Task Force, West Virginia Health Care Association
  • Independent Oil & Gas Association
  • Executive Committee, Bridgeport Kiwanis
  • Past President and Director of Board, Criss-Cross, Inc.

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • "Other Common Claims Against Employers”, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Employment Law Handbook, 2008
  • "Biometrics in the Workplace (Yes, Even in West Virginia)," West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
  • "Crisis Management: Lessons from a Tragedy," two-part series published in The State Journal
  • 2006 Mylan CLE Series Presentation on Employment Law
  • Frequent presenter for the West Virginia Employers Advisory Committee on employment law issues