Susan M Gibson

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Cooley & Handy, PLLC

Experience: 14 years

Family Law and Divorce

District of Columbia, Illinois, Pennsylvania and 2 others

Experience 14y

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Susan M. Gibson is an experienced family law attorney and litigator with almost ten years of litigation experience. Susan focuses her practice in all areas of family law, including divorce, custody, child support, equitable distribution, alimony, and spousal support. Susan has extensive experience litigating family law matters throughout the Philadelphia five-county area and she currently focuses her practice in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Susan uses her years of experience to zealously advocate for her clients, seeking settlement whenever possible, but always prepared to litigate any matter if settlement is not possible.

Susan strives to develop and maintain a collaborative relationship with her clients in order to provide her clients with a clear roadmap of where their case is and where it is going. Susan believes in empowering her clients with the knowledge they need to regain a sense of control over their lives and their future. Susan firmly believes in working with her clients to educate them about their legal options so that they can make well-informed decisions about the course of their case, knowing and understanding how those decisions will impact their lives. Susan works diligently to help her clients gain a sense of control and security about their future as they navigate this very challenging time in their lives.

Prior to joining Cooley & Handy, Susan worked for a nationally renowned large law firm based in Philadelphia, where she gained invaluable expertise in complex financial matters impacting child support, spousal support, alimony, and property division. Susan has extensive experience representing business owners and upper level business executives with complex income situations and property ownership, including business ownership.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar
Since 2010

Illinois

Since 2008

Pennsylvania

Since 2009

3rd Circuit

Since 2015

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2016

Professional Experience

2018 - Current

Cooley & Handy, PLLC

Associate Attorney

2015 - 2017

Antheil Maslow MacMinn, LLP

Associate Attorney

2012 - 2015

Fox Rothschild

Associate Attorney

2010 - 2012

Sattin & Ronca

Associate Attorney

Education

2005 - 2008

The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

J.D. (2008)

Activities: The Council of Professional Conduct, Honor Board, Chair Trial Advocacy Mock Trial Team The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Public Policy

2003 - 2004

Marymount University

M.A. (2004) | Forensic Psychology

1999 - 2003

Loyola University Chicago

B.S. (2003) | Psychology; Minor Psychology of Crime and Justice

Honors: cum laude

Contacts

100 S. Main Street 100 S. Main Street Suite 201 Doylestown PA 18901 Telephone: (215) 345-8000 Fax: (215) 345-8600

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Susan M Gibson Cooley & Handy, PLLC

Experience: 14 years

Website: Open

Phone: (215) 345-8000

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Websites

Cooley & Handy, PLLC

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