Ms. Susan M. Bodden

Area Practice

• Wills
• Living Wills
• Powers of Attorney
• Health Care Surrogate
• Designations
• Mortgage Foreclosure Alternatives
• Modifications
• Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure
• Personal Injury
• Plaintiff's Claims
• Auto Accidents
• Family Law
• Divorce
• Child Custody
• Parental Time Sharing Matters
• Adoption Law
• Paternity
• Bankruptcy
• Chapter 7 Liquidation
• Chapter 13 Reorganization
• Social Security Disability
• Social Security Disability Appeals (SSD)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Divorce Appeals
• Family Law Appeals

Education

Law School Attended:

Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center
Class of 2003
J.D.

University Attended:

Manatee Community College
A.A.
Communications

Florida Gulf Coast University
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

University of South Florida
Class of 1998
B.A.
Interdisciplinary Social Science

Membership

American Bar Association

Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Editor, 2001-2002 and Junior Staff Member, 2000-2001. Nova Southeastern University, ILSA Law Journal. Recipient: Florida Bar Scholarship. Recipient, Broward County GAL & SAO Homicide Division Volunteer, Pro Bono Honors Award, 2003

Voice of Democracy Public Speaking Award of Charlotte County, Florida. Law Clerk: Eduardo Muneton, P.A., Miami, Florida, 2001-2005

McMorrow & Dillon, P.A., Naples, FL, 2002-2003 (one semester)

Suzanne E. Williams, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2004. Intern, State Attorney's Office, Homicide Division, Broward County Courthouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2001. Producer, Student Broadcasting Association

Licensed by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to Broadcast. Seminar Attended, Florida Gulfcoast University. Member, Criminal Justice Association. Participated, Innocence Project founded by Barry Scheck in a post conviction workshop. Presentation given to the psychiatric & counseling staff at the University Pavilion Hospital In-Patient Psychiatric Services Department. Attended, Attorney's Title Insurance Fund Seminars. Staff Attorney, Staff Attorney's Office, Administrative Office of the Courts, Fort Myers, Florida, 2009-. Volunteer, State Attorney's Office, Homicide Division, Punta Gorda, Florida, 2007-2009 (pro bono). Adjunct Professor, University of South Florida, Lakeland, Florida, 2007-2009. Attorney, Susan Bodden Pepe, P.A., 2006-2009. Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies, Hodges University f/k/a International College, 2006-. Legal Secretary Floater, Holland & Knight, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2000. Mortgage Consultant, Signature Mortgage Company, Fort Myers, FL, 1998. Volunteer, State Attorney's Office, Felony and Misdemeanor Department, Punta Gorda, FL, 1998. Volunteer, Public Defender's Office, Misdemeanor Department, Sarasota, FL, 1997. Legal Secretary/Assistant, White & White, P.A., Port Charlotte, FL, 1996-1997. Associate Producer, WWSB-Channel 40, Sarasota, FL, 1995-1996. Member, Judicial Administration and Evaluation Committee, 2010-2012. Member: The Florida Bar.

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