Susan J. Russell - Berwyn, PA
Attorney at Post & Post LLC
Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyers in Berwyn, PA
920 Cassatt Road 200 Berwyn Park, Suite 102 Berwyn, PA 19312
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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20
Years
Experience
Berwyn Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice Defense
Attorney Information
Overview
Susan originally hails from Canada and has lived in Pennsylvania for the past four years. Susan practiced civil defense litigation for approximately nine years with the Illinois law firm, KMA Zuckert (formerly Kaplan, Massamillo & Andrews), serving municipal and individual clients and defending all manner of tort and contractual claims in all phases of litigation. She has also litigated individual and consumer class actions on behalf of plaintiffs, as well as multi-district litigation matters. She was selected for Illinois' Super Lawyers Rising Stars list from 2012 to 2016.
A graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law, Susan was among those awarded the Order of the Coif for graduating in the top 10 percent of her class. She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Susan served on Safe Humane Chicago's attorney committee for many years and remains a passionate animal welfare advocate.
She is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and admitted to appear before a number of federal district courts.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Illinois Rising Star (civil litigation defense category), Super Lawyers' Magazine 2012-2016
Other Sources of Feedback About Susan J. Russell
Included on the 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago,
Illinois, 2006
J.D.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago,
Illinois, 2006
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Non Legal Education
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Carleton University,
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada
M.A.
Major: English
Major: B.A. English/History
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Carleton University,
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada
Past Positions
- Wittels McInturff Palikovic, plaintiff consumer class action/multidistrict litigation attorney
- KMA Zuckert (formerly Kaplan Massamillo & Andrews) civil litigation defense attorney
- Circuit Court of Cook County, law clerk for the Hon. Lee Preston, Supervising Judge, Law Division
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, adjunct professor
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2021
- New Jersey, 2021
- Pennsylvania, 2020
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2008
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Contact
920 Cassatt Road
200 Berwyn Park, Suite 102
Berwyn, PA 19312
Phone: 610-240-9180
Fax: 610-240-9185
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.postandpost.com
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