Lawyers / Professionals

 
Susan L. Germaise       
Partner
1800 Century Park East
8th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067
T: 310.315.8239
F: 310.956.3139
sgermaise@mcguirewoods.com
 

Ms. Germaise represents clients in a broad range of commercial litigation matters including business disputes, products liability cases and employment claims, as well as consumer-related litigation. She has defended single plaintiff and class claims involving alleged violations of state consumer protection and unfair business practices statutes, including California's Business & Professions Code Section 17200, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

She also has experience in real estate and construction litigation matters. She serves as counsel for institutional and private landlords and tenants, and buyers and sellers in all types of real estate litigation matters, including lease disputes, purchase and sale disputes, broker's commission disputes, bankruptcy proceedings and litigation regarding title issues. She also represents owners, contractors and design professionals in construction disputes and mechanic's lien litigation, and counsels and defends claims involving Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

She was designated a "Super Lawyer" in 2009, a "Rising Star" by Law and Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles magazine in 2007, 2006 and 2005, and was named in Real Estate Southern California's special "40 under 40" feature in 2006.


Practices & Industries
Firm Management
  • Regional Chair, McGuireWoods Women's Leadership Forum
  • McGuireWoods Council

Honors
  • Named a Southern California "Super Lawyer," Law & Politics, 2009

Previous Experience
  • Partner, Van Etten Suzumoto & Becket LLP, Los Angeles, California

Publications
Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Building Owners and Managers Association, Government Affairs Committee
 

EDUCATION

Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, J.D., 1992

Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, B.A., 1989

 
 

ADMITTED

California

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

New York