smortensen@coffeyburlington.com

Susan E. Mortensen represents the firm’s clients in complex commercial litigation before state and federal trial and appellate courts, arbitration panels, mediators and professional boards. She has also successfully written and argued case-dispositive motions in a variety of matters, including class action litigation.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Mortensen served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Deanell Reece Tacha, current Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Since then, she has practiced with a highly respected litigation law firm in Phoenix, Arizona and a large, national law firm in Miami.

Education
University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude, 1998
Order of the Coif
Michigan Law Review, Associate and Contributing Editor
Harvard University, A. B., cum laude, 1995

Professional/Civic Affiliations
Florida Bar Association
Arizona Bar Association
Miami-Dade County Bar Association

Personal
Raised in Worland, Wyoming
Creative Memories Consultant and Avid Scrapbooker
Enjoys football, baseball and hockey