Susan G. Chappell Member

Admission Details

• Admitted in 1996, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Law School Attended

• Drake University, 1996, J.D.
  • with honors

University Attended

• School of Visual Arts, New York, 1993, B.F.A.

Practice Areas

• Business Law
• Labor Law
• Employment Law
• Corporate Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Business Formation
• Contract Review & Development

Selected Professional and Community Service

• Management Member, City of Albuquerque Labor Management Relations Board, Oct. 2013-Oct. 2015
• Supreme Court Appointee to the New Mexico Uniform Jury Instructions, Civil, Committee, 2008-2014
• Member and Board of Directors, New Mexico State Bar Health Law Section, 2013-2015; New Mexico State Bar Employment Law Section, 2012-2013
• Member, New Mexico Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Legal Profession and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2004-present
• Board of Directors, Equal Access to Justice, 2008-present
• Board of Directors, Campfire USA, New Mexico chapter, 2012-present
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2010-2015
• Member and past-President (2006), New Mexico Women’s Bar Association
• Member Board of Directors, New Mexico Environmental Law Center, 1997-2008

Selected recent presentations, articles and training

• Presenter, Employment Law: 2014 Comprehensive Guide, National Business Institute, November, 2014, Albuquerque, New Mexico – Drafting Must Have Policies for Today’s Handbooks
• Graduate, Leadership Albuquerque, 2014
• Presenter, Fundamentals of Employment Law, Sterling Education Services, July 2013, Albuquerque, New Mexico – The PPACA- What Employers Need to Know
• Presenter, Employment Law Update Seminar, Lorman Educational Service, June, 2013, Albuquerque, New Mexico – Update on the Significant Changes Made by the ADAAA of 2008
• Presenter, Employment Law Update Seminar, Lorman Educational Service, June, 2012, Albuquerque, New Mexico – Update on the Significant Changes Made by the ADAAA of 2008
• New Mexico Business Weekly, April, 2012, Obamacare, What Remains if Only the Mandate is Stricken
• Certificate in Mediation, Third Judicial District Court, County of Dona Ana, New Mexico
• Certified Yoga Teacher (200-hour)
• Developer, Volcano Trek iOS application