University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1998
Year of First Admission:
1990
Admission:
1998, Alaska; 2000, California; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2008, Washington
ISLN:
915094798
Areas of Practice (7)
Litigation
Public Law
Government
Personal Injury
General Practice
Civil Appeals
Insurance
Peer Reviews
5.0/5.0(1 review)
Legal Knowledge
5.0/5.0
Analytical Capability
5.0/5.0
Judgment
5.0/5.0
Communication
5.0/5.0
Legal Experience
5.0/5.0
5.0/5.0
Rated
by a Partner
on 09/18/16
in Civil Appeals
Suzanne was an associate attorney at Farmer & Murphy and at Farmer, Murphy, Smith & Alliston with whom I worked from 1994 to 2006. In Sacramento. Her appeallate work during that time was outstanding and her knowledge of law and procedure was...
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Suzanne was an associate attorney at Farmer & Murphy and at Farmer, Murphy, Smith & Alliston with whom I worked from 1994 to 2006. In Sacramento. Her appeallate work during that time was outstanding and her knowledge of law and procedure was high. Although she worked principally under supervision of George Murphy on Appeals when he and I were partners, Ii believe she has become a certified appeallate specialist in her own rightfor a number of years.
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