Overview
Susan Sullivan is a partner at Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP. Susan leads the firm’s Civil Rights and Governmental Liability Practice Group and focuses her practice on the civil rights defense of individual defendants and governmental entities, medical negligence and healthcare defense, and general tort defense and trial practice. Susan’s practice includes representation of the municipalities and individual police officers in Section 1983 civil rights cases, including defending against Monell policy claims. Susan also has extensive experience litigating medical malpractice cases and general tort cases, including wrongful death claims and catastrophic injury cases. Susan has tried numerous cases as lead attorney, achieving successful verdicts in both state and federal court.
- Federal Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- 100 Club of Chicago
- Law Bulletin Media, “Leading Lawyers,” (2012-2018), (2024-2025)