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Susan V. Saladoff

Admitted to Bar, 1983, Washington D.C.; 1984, Pennsylvania; 1985, New Jersey; 1986, Maryland; 1988, Oregon

Education:

George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C. J.D. with Honors - May 1983
Associate Editor - Journal of International Law and Economics
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. B.A. - History of Science, May 1979 (graduated in three years)

Honors:

Quill and Dagger Senior Honorary Society
Raven and Serpent Junior Honorary Society

Positions Held:

Davis, Gilstrap, Hearn, Saladoff & Smith, P.C. Ashland, OR. Partner in six lawyer general practice law firm, specializing in medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injuries and business litigation (April 1998 - Present)
Saladoff & Holtz, P.C., Chevy Chase, MD. Partner in trial law firm,specializing in civic work, contract and general business litigation (January 1996 - April 1998)
Saladoff & Associates, Rockville, MD. Principle in trial law firm, specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability (August 1194 - December 1995)
Saladoff & Pleat, Rockville, MD. Partner in trial law firm, specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability (February 1993 - August 1994)
Susan V. Saladoff, Attorney at Law, Rockville, MD. Sole practitioner in general practice litigation firm, with emphasis on personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability (March 1990 - February 1993)
Shadoan and Michael, Rockville, MD. Associate specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability. Handled cases from initial interview to trial or settlement (December 1985 - March 1990)
Law Offices of Michael Steiman, Philadelphia PA. Associate in personal injury practice, specializing in automobile negligence and slip and fall. Handled cases from initial interview to trial or settlement (January 1985 - July 1985)
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Washington, D.C. Staff Attorney in this national public interest law firm, which handles precedent setting tort litigation. Wrote amicus brief to United States Supreme Court in Silkwood vs. Kerr-McGee. Staff Attorney - June 1983 - January 1985. Law Clerk - March 1982 - June 1983.

Areas of Concentration:

Personal Injury
Products Liability
Medical Malpractice

Publications / Achievements / Community Service / Professional Organizations:

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ)
President, Executive Committee (2001 - 2002)
President-Elect, Executive Committee (2000 - 2001)
Vice-Presisdent, Executive Committee (1998 – 2000)
Treasurer, Executive Committee (1997 – 98)
Secretary, Executive Committee (1996 – 97)
Board of Directors (1984 – 87 and 1990 – 96)
Chair, Membership (1994 – 96)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
Co-Chair, Constitutional Litigation Committee (1998 – 99)
Vice-Chair, Constitutional Litigation Committee (1996 – 97)
Co-Chair, Constitutional Litigation Committee (1994 – 96)
Legal Affairs Committee
Law Student Liaison Committee
Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan D.C. Board of Governors (1993 – 1998)
Co-Chair, Education Committee Montgomery County, Maryland Bar Association
Secretary of Bar Association (1995)
CLE Committee – organized programs on Negotiations and Neck and Back Injuries; lecturer for three years on Opening Statements; speaker for Breakfast CLE; lecturer Sexual Abuse By Professionals
Personal Injury Section – organized program on Advanced course in Neck and Back Injuries; speaker for program, "Do’s and Dont's of Dealing with Doctors"; speaker for program "Show Me the Money."
Bar Revue – performer since 1986; producer 1992
Arbitrator and Mediator
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
Lecturer – Discovery in Personal Injury Case
Coordinator – Marketing for the Small Practice
Maryland State Bar Association
Women’s Bar Association – Judicial Selections Committee
Ashland Rotary Foundation
Bar Admissions: Oregon, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Publications:

ALI-ABA, The Practical Lawyer, "Tips for Going Out on Your Own," December 1996, Volume 42, Number 8, page 19.
ABA Journal, December 1996, featured interview on "Litigation with a Budget."

Media Events:

"Mitchells in the Morning," Call-in Cable Television Show – Guest on program discussing "tort reform." Winter, 1996.
"Blair High School Cable TV," Montgomery County, Maryland – Guest on program discussing "tort reform." Spring, 1997.
"Automobile Insurance & Accident Claims," Law School for the Public Program - Guest on cable television show sponsored by the Montgomery County Bar Association. December 9, 1997.

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