Suzanne Schmidt

Associate

Suzanne.Schmidt@lewisbrisbois.com

Suzanne Schmidt is an associate in the San Diego office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Appellate Practice.

Previously, Ms. Schmidt managed her own practice in San Diego where she represented parents in juvenile dependency matters in trial and on appeal. Her firm also took pro bono matters with a San Diego non-profit law firm. For the first four years of Ms. Schmidt’s career, she represented children in juvenile dependency matters in San Diego. While waiting for bar results, Ms. Schmidt held a position with the San Diego Office of County Counsel.

While attending law school at California Western School of Law (CWSL), Ms. Schmidt served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Cynthia A. Bashant of United States District Court for the Southern District of California and served as an intern for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. Ms. Schmidt also interned for the San Diego Superior Court and abroad, in The Hague, Netherlands, at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. 

Additionally, while in law school, Ms. Schmidt was a Tort’s tutor, Executive Editor of the CWSL International Law Journal, served as a member on Law Review, and graduated second in her class with honors.

Primary Area(s) of Practice

  • Appellate

Associations

  • San Diego County Bar Association
  • California Appellate Defense Counsel

Awards & Honors

  • Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services, 2014 & 2015
  • Distinguished Service Award in recognition and appreciation of outstanding contributions to legal services, 2014

Education

California Western School of Law

  • Served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Cynthia A. Bashant of United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • Served as an intern for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office
  • Interned for the San Diego Superior Court and abroad, in The Hague, Netherlands, at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
  • Was a Tort’s tutor, Executive Editor of the California Western School of Law International Law Journal
  • Served as a member on Law Review, and graduated with honors and second in her class of 173 students

California State University of San Marcos

Bachelor in Political Science Summa Cum Laude, and a minor in Global Studies

  • Pi Sigma Alpha, President
  • Political Science Honors Society, President
  • Served as a Representative at Large of Associated Student's Incorporated

Publications

Juvenile Dependency Court, San Diego Lawyer Magazine