Suzanne B. Sutton

Suzanne has extensive experience in attorney discipline matters and bankruptcy law. Prior to joining Cohen and Wolf, she spent approximately nine years at the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel and was appointed First Assistant Chief Disciplinary Counsel. As a disciplinary counsel she investigated, negotiated and prosecuted all matters of grievance complaints and unauthorized practice of law issues. Suzanne now focuses on defending attorneys in the area of attorney discipline and professional malpractice. She also serves as an expert witness in the area of attorney discipline.

In addition to grievance matters, Suzanne has extensive experience in commercial law and bankruptcy. She has represented individuals and businesses in Chapter 7, 13 and 11 cases and has served as a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee for the District of Connecticut.

Suzanne often participates in legal ethics seminars for the Connecticut Bar Association and for individual County Bar Associations. She is an adjunct legal ethics professor at the University of Hartford and she is a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Orange.

Education

Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., 1988

University of Connecticut, B.A., 1985

Admissions

• Connecticut
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut

Moffly Media's "Top Lawyers in Fairfield County", Professional Malpractice Non Medical Defense, 2021

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Speaking Engagements

Publications

Connecticut Bar Association
     •  Standing Committee on Professional Ethics
     •  Professional Responsibility Section
     •  Commercial Law Section
     •  Bankruptcy Section
     •  Task Force on the State of the Legal Profession
     •  Professional Discipline Section, Former Chair