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Susan Marcus

Associate

Susan (Susie) Marcus is an associate in the Fort Lauderdale office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation Practices.

Susie has been practicing commercial litigation with an emphasis on insurance coverage and bad faith for nearly thirty years. Susie has worked both for insurance companies (in house) and as outside counsel, practicing litigation in both first and third-party insurance coverage and bad faith disputes. Susie has counseled insurers on best practices and on new legislation and its effects on best practices.

Susie began her career as a staff attorney for the Honorable Judge Barry Strone, Fourth District Court of Appeals and has significant experience in appellate law. Susie has argued before every Florida District Court and has also had success before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal.

Publications

Author, Hard Decisions, "Asylum Protection as Applied to Aliens Opposing Population Control Policies," 16 Nov. L. Rev. 963 (1993)

Published Opinions

  • Rynd v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., LEXIS 116493 (U.S. Dist. Court Middle Dist. Fla. 2011)
  • Rynd v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. LEXIS 136626 (U.S. Dist. Court Middle Dist. Fla. 2010)
  • Bravo v. U.S. 532, F.3d 1154, reh. denied en bank, 577 F.3d 1324 (11th Cir. Ct. App. 2009)
  • Rynd v. Nationwide Mut. Insu. Co. LEXIS 37732 (U.S. Dist. Ct. Middle Dist. Fla. 2009)
  • Bravo v. U.S., 577 F.3d 1324 (11th Cir. Ct. App. 2009)
  • Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Great American Ins. Co., 479 Fed. Appx. 228 (11th Cir. Ct. App. 2012);
  • Ferreiro v. Phil. Indemnity Ins. Co., 928 So.2d 374 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)
  • Gulf Industires v. Nair, 953 So. 2d 374 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)’
  • In re. Complaint of JWC Marine, Inc., LEXIS 32954 (S.D. Fla. 2004);
  • In re. Complaint of JWC Marine, Inc., LEXIS 50906 (S.D. Fla. 2005)
  • American Const. Ins. Co. Risk Retention Group v. Zurich Am. Ins., LEXIS 142876 (S.D. Fla. 2011)
  • Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Great American Ins. Co., LEXIS 151136 (SD Fla. 2010)
  • Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Great American Ins. Co., LEXIS 163513 (SD. Fla. 2011), affd. 470 Fed. Appx. 228 (11th Cir. Fla. 2012);
  • Century American Ins. Co. v. Hanna, Estes & Ingram, P.A., 100 So. 2d (Fla. 2005), rev. denied LEXIS 2419 (Fla. 2005)
  • In re. JWC Marine Inc., LEXIS 50906 (U.S Dist. Ct. SD Fla. 2005)
  • Guarneri v. Nussbaum, LEXIS 11520 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010);
  • SPP. Real Estate v. Portuondo, 756 So.2d 182 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000)
  • Fernandez v. Olsavski, 722 So. 2d 953 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)
  • Club & Community Consulting Corp. v. Brown, 728 So. 2d 822 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
  • Ricciani v. New South Fed. Sav. Bank, 758 So. 2d 680 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000)
  • Peterson v. State Farm Fir. Ins. Co., 693 So. 2d 988 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997)
  • Pluksis v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 670 So. 2d 960 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996)

Pro Bono & Philanthropy

United Way Campaign Co-Chair

Certifications

Florida Bar

Professional Presentations

Presenter, Internal Presentation of Florida Statute Section 627.7152 (Assignment of Benefits Statute)

Admissions

  • State Bar Admissions
    • Florida
  • United States District Courts
    • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
    • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • United States Courts of Appeals
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Admissions

Florida

Associations

Florida Bar Association

Awards & Honors

  • Nova University Deans Fellowship Award
  • Huntington National Bank Precision Banker’s Award

Education

Penn State University

Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Cum Laude

  • Minor, Business Administration

Nova University

Master's Degree of Business Administration, with highest honors

Nova University

Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude

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