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Susan M. O'Malley - Raleigh, NC
8300 Falls of Neuse RoadSuite 108 Raleigh, NC 27615
O'Malley Tunstall PLLC
Raleigh Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Overview
Ms. O’Malley went to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She graduated Cum Laude. She attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is licensed to practice in the following courts: the state of North Carolina; Federal District Court in the Eastern District of North Carolina; Federal District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina; the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; and the District of Columbia...
Ms. O’Malley went to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She graduated Cum Laude. She attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is licensed to practice in the following courts: the state of North Carolina; Federal District Court in the Eastern District of North Carolina; Federal District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina; the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; and the District of Columbia...
Ms. O’Malley went to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She graduated Cum Laude. She attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is licensed to practice in the following courts: the state of North Carolina; Federal District Court in the Eastern District of North Carolina; Federal District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina; the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; and the District of Columbia. She started her practice with the predecessor to this firm as an associate in 1995, becoming a partner in 1998.
Ms. O'Malley is a North Carolina State Bar Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law. She was an original board member for the specialization committee.
Ms. O'Malley has appealed and won cases Social Security disability cases in Federal District such as Joyner v. Barnhart. She won Hines v. Barnhart in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. This case reaffirmed important rights for Social Security claimants to prove their disability through testimony regarding how pain limits their ability to work. She also won Willey v. Williamson Produce, a workers compensation case, before the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Ms. O’Malley is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. She is actively involved in their Disability Advocacy Section. She has served as education chair; vice chair and chair of the Disability Advocacy Section. She continues to participate in their education programs. She is a member of the American Association for Justice. She has served as the chair of their Disability Law Section. She is also a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives.
She has been a speaker on Social Security Seminars in North Carolina and around the United States.
About Susan M. O'Malley
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner, since 1998
Year Joined Firm
- 1995
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
Representative Cases
- Joyner v. Barnhart ,(Federal District Court )
- Hines v. Barnhart ,(4th Circuit Court of Appeals )
- Willey v. Williamson Produce ,(North Carolina Supreme Court )
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1994
- District of Columbia, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1998
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2010
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1998
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Specialties and Certifications
- Social Security Disability Law, North Carolina Bar, 2006
Other Affiliations
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Disability Advocacy Section (Member)
- American Association for Justice, Disability Law Section (Member)
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (Member)
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina State Bar, 2006 - 2009 (Board Member, Social Security Specialization Committee)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2004 - 2007 (Board of Governors)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Disability Advocacy Section, 2003 - 2005 (Past Chair)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Disability Advocacy Section, 2002 - 2003 (Chair)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Disability Advocacy Section, 1998 - 2000 (Vice Chair)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Disability Advocacy Section, 1998 - 2000 (Education Chair)
- American Association for Justice, Social Security Disability Law Section, 2001 - 2002 (Chair)
- American Association for Justice, Social Security Disability Law Section, 2000 - 2001 (Chair Elect)
- American Association for Justice, Security Disability Law Section, 1999 - 2000 (Newsletter Editor)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, NCATL Social Security Disability Law Seminar, Cary, North Carolina, 2007 - Present
- Panelist, NOSSCR Seminar, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007 - Present
- Speaker, NCATL Social Security Disability Law Seminar, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, December 2006
- Speaker, NCATL Social Security Disability Law Seminar, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, March 2006, 2006 - Present
- Speaker, North Carolina Bar Association Social Security Law Seminar, Cary, North Carolina, 2004 - Present
- Panelist, ATLA Social Security Disability Law Seminar, Boston, Mass, 2004 - Present
- Speaker, Wake Forest University School of Law General Practice Symposium Raleigh, North Carolina, 2003 - Present
- Moderator, ATLA Social Security Disability Law Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 2002 - Present
- Speaker, ATLA Social Security Disability Law Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, 2000 - Present
- Panelist, ATLA Social Security Disability Law Seminar, San Francisco, California, 1999 - Present
- Speaker, NCATL Social Security Law Seminar, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1996 - Present
- Co-Chair, NCAJ's Social Security; A Primer for a New Decade, Fayetteville, NC, 2011
- Speaker, AAJ's Social Security Success! Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, 2010, 2008
- Panelist, NOSSCR Seminar, Baltimore, MD, 2007
- Speaker, Wake Forest University School of Law General Practice Symposium, Raleigh, NC, 2004
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1994
J.D.
Honors: Holderness Moot Court Invitational Team - 1993 - 1994
Honors: Dean's List, Academic Years - 1992 - 1993, 1993 - 1994
Honors: Student Bar Association, Secretary
Honors: Student Bar Association, Treasurer
Honors: Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Chapter Clerk - University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 1990
B.S.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Fraternity
Honors: Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society
Honors: Phi Eta Sigma Honor Fraternity
Minor: Criminal Justice Administration
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Appended Motion Requesting the "Struck Jury" System in Voir Dire in The Article by David Ball, Tips & Strategies, The "Struck System" of Jury Selection, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, February 3, 1997
- Daubert versus Social Security's Medical Expert, ATLA Social Security Disability Law Section Newsletter, Vol. IV, Number 1 Fall, 2000
- Effective Interaction With The Government: How to Get Results With Minimal Delays, NCATL Social Security Law Seminar, 1996
- Jimmie R. Keel and Susan M. O'Malley, Use of Lay Testimony to Prove Disability in Pain Cases, NCATL Social Security Law Seminar, 1995
Office Information
Address
8300 Falls of Neuse RoadSuite 108 Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone
Fax
- 252-641-9009
Office Hours
24-Hours a Day
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