Suzanne Radcliffe is an attorney with decades of experience in family law, helping clients through divorce, custody, and child support issues, as well as adoption and paternity cases. She also does Probate law, helping clients with wills, living wills, medical power of attorney and probating wills in Court. Suzanne is most proud of her work in helping children in abuse and divorce cases and the recognition she has received for doing this work.
Past Positions
• Galveston County District Attorney's Office, Chief, Family Law Division, Assistant District Attorney
• Former Associate Judge, 306th District Court, Galveston Co. 1997-2013
Classes & Seminars
• Lecturer, Protective Orders & Family Violence, Galveston County Law Enforcement Agencies, 1994
• Galveston County Family Ad Litem Seminar, 1995
• Family Violence Conference, Texas Council, 1995
• Family Violence, Area Health Education Center Conference, 1995 - 1997
Pro-Bono Activities
• Legal Mandates in the Court Systems for Children, CASA Program, Galveston County, 1995 - 1996
Honors
• Recognition for Outstanding Service to Children of Texas
• Galveston County Citizen of the Year
• Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Outstanding Service Award, Victims of Family Violence, 1993, awarded by Galveston County Resource & Crisis Center
• Outstanding Young Lawyer's Award, Galveston County, 1994 - 1995, awarded by Galveston County Bar Association
• Lecturer: Protective Orders & Family Violence, Galveston County Law Enforcement Agencies, 1994
• Galveston County Family Ad Litem Seminar, 1995; Protective Orders, Galveston County Bar Association, 1995
• Family Violence Conference, Texas Council, 1995
• Family Violence, Area Health Education Center Conference, 1995 - 1997
• Legal Mandates in the Court Systems for Children, CASA Program, Galveston County, 1995 - 1996
• Associate Judge, 306th District Court, Galveston County
• Assistant District Attorney, Chief, Family Law Division, Galveston County District Attorney's Office, 1992 - 1997
• Recipient, Outstanding Service Award, Victims of Family Violence
Experience:
Family Law Associate Judge, 306th District Family Court, Galveston County, Texas – 1997-2013.
Solely responsible for hearings all CPS cases in Galveston County; Implemented Specialized Model CPS Court and Mediation in Galveston County, 1997.
Suzanne Schwab Radcliffe Attorney at Law P.L.L.C. 2007-Present
Galveston County Assistant District Attorney – 1991, Chief of Family Law Section, 1992-January 1997
Solely responsible for representing Galveston County Children’s Protective Service and obtaining Protective Orders
Family Law Mediator
Juvenile Judge Referee Substitute, Galveston County 1997-2013
Awards
Women’s Resource and Crisis Center Award – Outstanding Service to Victims of Family Violence and/or Sexual Assault
Outstanding Young Lawyer of Galveston County – 1994-4995
“Citizen of the Year” presented by Gulf Coast Board of NASWA (National Social Worker Association) 2004-2005
“Recognition for Outstanding Service to Children of Texas” November 2008, presented by DFPRS.
Professional Activities and Lectures:
Lecturer Advanced Family Law Conference, 1997, 1999 “Use of Protective Orders in Family Law Cases”
Lecturer, Texas Council on Family Violence State Conference – 1995, 2009
Frequent Lecturer, Galveston County Law Enforcement Agencies on Protective Orders, Family Violence – 1993-1996
Lecturer, AHEC Conference on Family Violence – 1995, 1996, 1997
Lecturer, Legal Mandates in the County Bar Association on Protective Orders, 1996, 2004
Lecturer, Galveston County Pro Bono CLE, February 2008
Lecturer, Galveston County Family Law Ad Litem Seminar – 1995, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011
Lecturer, Galveston County Family Law Sexual Abuse Seminar 2007, 2011
Frequent Lecturer, Justice of the Peace and Constable Training Center – 200-2004, 2007-2008, 2010
Keynote Speaker and Presenter at Professionalizing Child Welfare; Teaching and Training in the New Millennium Conference, Sponsored by University of Houston May 2013.
Legal Professional Associations:
Member, Galveston County Young Lawyers’ Association (President – 1994-1995, Secretary – 1992-1993)
Member, Galveston County Bar Association (Board of Directors) – 2004-2006
Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association Prevention of Domestic Violence Committee (Co-Chair of “Wear Down Domestic Violence”) – 1995
Member, State Bar Child Abuse and Neglect Task Force – 1995-2004
Member, 5B Grievance Committee – 1995-2002
Member, Burta Rhoades Raburn Family Law Inn of Court 2018-2020
Current Member, Texas State Bar Regional Grievance Committee – 2020-present
Board Member, Women’s Resource and Crisis Center – 1993-1997
Board Member, Big Brother Big Sister, 2010-2014
Founding Member, Galveston County Child Abuse and Neglect Task Force – 1993
Founding Member, Galveston County Child Advocacy Center, 1995
Founding Member, Galveston County National Adoption Day Celebration, 2007
Member, State Bar College 1997-present
Member Galveston County Bar Association – present
Appointed to Statewide Advisory Committee for the Parameters of Psychotropic Medication for Foster Care Children, 2012.
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