Susan’s dream of becoming Perry Mason never materialized, although she did manage to emulate his physique. After briefly working at a small firm, she practiced mostly environmental law, serving in two State Attorneys General and one County Attorney Office, as well as the Department of Justice.

She also wrote for a national biweekly criminal law publication. As the unofficial science writer, she interviewed forensic experts in many fields and created a short ballistic evidence guide for lawyers. During another period, she taught ESL and Legal Writing to adult learners at two community colleges, true labors of love.

Since 2016, she’s been fully immersed in her creative side, first earning an Acting Diploma from The National Conservancy of Dramatic Arts in DC, followed by an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Working on her first writing assignment—making a list of books which had most impacted her life—she was surprised to find inscriptions from her late mother encouraging her to be a writer. One was dated after she was already in law school, shattering a long held belief that her mother had wanted her to be a lawyer. She is now happily doing what she wanted to do all along. When not writing or reading, she is an avid (though unskilled) bird and nature watcher from which she draws inspiration for all aspects of her life.

Susan earned a B.A. from Brown University and her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University. Her MFA (Writing - Cross Genre) is from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.