SUZANNE L. SHAFFAR
Attorney
Certified Estate Planner, Temple's     Masters in Law and Tax Program

E-mail: sls@darrenembry.com

 

 

 

 


EDUCATION

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW
PHILADELPHIA, PA
JURIS DOCTORATE, '05


MOST PROMISING LITIGATOR, CLASS     OF 2005
MOOT COURT
WOMAN'S LAW CAUCUS
TEMPLE FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP


DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
PITTSBURGE, PA
B.A. POLITICAL SCHIENCE, '01
magna cum laude
STRUB MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
PHI ETA SIGMA
OMICRON DELTA KAPPA
GOLDEN KEY
MORTAR BOARD
PI SIGMA ALPHA HONR SOCIETIES
MEMBER OF THE MODEL UNITED NATIONS
GAMMA SIGMA SIGMA SERVICE SORORITY
PHILANTHROPY CHAIR OF THE GAMMA PHI BETA SOCIAL SORORITY


ADMITTED

Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
U.S. District Court
Western District of KY
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of KY
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of PA
U.S. District Court
District of NJ


MEMBER

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION
FAYETTE BAR ASSOCIATION
KENTUCKY JUSTICE ASSOCIATION
    (FORMERLY) KENTUCKY ACADEMY
    OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS


APPROVED COUNSEL

KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF     PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS


Suzanne joined the Law Offices of Darren L. Embry in August of 2007.

Suzanne graduated magna cum laude from Duquesne University in December 2001 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. She attended Duquesne as a Strub Merit Scholarship recipient. While at Duquesne Suzanne was a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Alpha Honor Societies. Suzanne was also a member of the Model United Nations, Gamma Sigma service sorority, and the philanthropy chair of the Gamma Phi Beta Social

Sorority. While attending Duquesne Suzanne studied International Communications in Rome, Italy and Athens, Greece.

Suzanne graduated from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law in May of 2005. She attended Temple on a Law Faculty Scholarship. While at Temple Suzanne was a member of the Women’s Law Caucus and Temple’s nationally acclaimed Trial Team. As a member of the trial team Suzanne had the opportunity to try over thirty mock trials all over the country, from New York City to Los Angeles. Suzanne studied International Civil Litigation and International Criminal Litigation in Rome Italy during the summer of 2003. Upon graduating from Temple with her juris doctorate Suzanne was named the “Most Promising Litigator” of her law school class.

Suzanne began her legal career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as an associate with Lavin, O’Neil, Ricci, Cedrone, & DiSipio where she practiced products liability defense. At night Suzanne returned to Temple’s Master of Law in tax program where she earned a Certification in Estate Planning.

Suzanne is admitted to practice in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Eastern and Western District of Kentucky, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the District of New Jersey.

 

 
 
   

 

 

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