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A partner of Howick, Westfall, McBryan & Kaplan, LLP, attorney Susan Howick has recently been chosen as a 2009 Georgia Super Lawyer in the field of Business Litigation. In addition, she was honored by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 2008 Georgia Legal Elite in the fields of bankruptcy and creditors' rights. A frequent lecturer on legal topics, Susan focuses her practice in business litigation, real estate litigation, creditors' rights and family law.

Areas of Practice:

• Commercial Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Creditors' Rights
• Family Law

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Georgia 1982
• Georgia Superior Court
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Georgia Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• University of North Carolina (B.A. 1977)
• Emory University (J.D. 1982)
• Phi Delta Phi
• Member, Moot Court Society
• Member, Student Bar Association
• President and Founder of Emory Chapter of Association of American Trial Lawyers

Work Experience, Honors, and Awards:

• Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward H. Johnson, State Court of Fulton County, 1982-1984
• Editor, Calendar Call Magazine, 2001-2002, a publication by the General Practice and Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia
• Named “Super Lawyer” in Business Litigation for 2004, 2005, and 2009 by the Law and Politics and Atlanta Magazine publications
• Named “Georgia Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend Magazine in the fields of Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights for 2008
• AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Inc.

Selected Professional Associations and Memberships:

• State Bar of Georgia (Member, Executive Board, General Practice and Trial Section, 1996, 2000-2003)
• Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (Secretary, 1990-1992; President, 1991-1992)
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association
• Managing Partners Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, Secretary, 2006
• Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law, 1989-1991
• Instructor, The National Center for Paralegal Training, 1985-1987
• National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Emory University School of Law, 1989-1995

Selected Publications and Presentations:

• Presenter: “Propounding Discovery Requests” for the Curing Discovery Abuse CLE Seminars, 1994 and 1996
• Presenter: “Motions on the Pleadings: Motions to Amend and Motions to Dismiss” for the Motion Practice in Georgia CLE Seminars, 1996 and 1997
• Presenter: “Confirmation and Deficiency Actions” for the Foreclosure Law CLE Seminars, 1997, 1998 and 1999 (Program Chair), 2000 and 2002
• Presenter: “Foreclosure Confirmation” for the Lorman Mortgage Foreclosure in Georgia Seminar, 2003
• Presenter: “Mental Health Privileges in Domestic Relations Matters” for the National SASH Convention, 2005