Michelle Suskauer was named one of Florida Trend’s Florida 500 – A list of the 500 of the most influential business leaders in the state of Florida.  

Michelle Suskauer, was recently featured in an article by The Palm Beach Post: Michelle is the sixth woman to serve as president of The Florida Bar, intends to pursue criminal justice reform in Florida. As part of the effort, she plans to host a criminal justice summit in October in Tampa. By Alexandra Clough Palm […]

Open Ninth Podcast » Michelle Suskauer, the 70th president of the Bar and the sixth woman to hold the office, sat down with Chief Judge Frederick J. Lauten days before her swearing in ceremony in June. Their conversation takes a deep dive into the issues facing both the Bar and the courts – from gender […]

Forbes: At every juncture, Michelle Suskauer has had her leadership ability questioned. Suskauer is the newest president of The Florida Bar, a position that has been held by only six women in the organization’s 70 year history. According to Suskauer, volunteer leadership roles within The Florida Bar’s various local and regional bodies are elected but […]

The Award Honors 50 Innovators, Visionaries, and Leaders in Law Washington, DC (July 9, 2018) – Legal publisher Fastcase today announced the company’s annual list of “Fastcase 50” honorees, which included Michelle Suskauer. Selected from online nominations, the award recognizes the year’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders in the law. Many of […]

Michelle was recently featured in an article by the South Florida Business Journal: The Florida Bar has a new president and her legal roots are in South Florida. Michelle Suskauer, a partner at the Miami-based Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein PA, was sworn into her position at the association’s annual convention in Orlando on June 15. […]

Watch the speech of 2018-19 Florida Bar President Michelle Suskauer of West Palm Beach at The Florida Bar’s Annual Convention on June 14, 2018, in Orlando.

Michelle was recently featured in the Jax Daily Record about her upcoming term as President of The Florida Bar: Michelle Suskauer, the new president of The Florida Bar, practices criminal defense law in West Palm Beach, but she has close ties to Jacksonville’s legal community. In a telephone interview a few days before being sworn […]

Daily Business Review: Incoming Florida Bar president Michelle R. Suskauer will be sworn in Friday during the 68th Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando. The West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney will be the sixth female of 70 Florida Bar presidents. As she takes the reins in the wake of the #MeToo movement, she hopes to […]

Florida Trend: West Palm Beach attorney Michelle R. Suskauer will be sworn in as the 70th president of The Florida Bar when the Bar holds its Annual Convention from June 13-16 in Orlando. She will be sworn in at the General Assembly on Friday, June 15. Vero Beach attorney John M. Stewart will be sworn in as president-elect. Suskauer is the sixth woman […]

Michelle Suskauer has been featured in South Florida Legal Guide, June 2018 issue: On June 15, The Florida Bar will install its newest president, Michelle Suskauer, marking the sixth time in Bar history that a woman will take the helm of the organization that regulates the more than 106,000 attorneys licensed to practice in Florida. […]

Michelle Suskauer was recently named to Florida Trend Magazine’s Florida Legal Elite for 2018. Now in its 15th year, this award presents a prestigious roster of attorneys chosen for recognition by their peers. The 1,012 lawyers listed here exemplify a standard of excellence in their profession and by so doing, have garnered the respect and […]