Susan C. Roney

Admitted to practice

New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., summa cum laude
University of San Diego, J.D., magna cum laude

Professional activities

Her active involvement in key trial associations keeps Susan fully prepared to represent clients with the evolving dynamics of the courtroom. She is a member of the Erie County Bar Association, American and New York State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors); and National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Executive Committee). She has also served on court-appointed advisory committees for the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, including Merit Selection Panels for the selection and reappointment of United States Magistrate Judges, the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, and a Task Force on Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness.

Recognition

Susan was selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 in the fields of Civil Rights Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation—Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants; and Railroad Law. Susan has been listed in Best Lawyers since 2008, and was named 2018 and 2020 Buffalo “Lawyer of the Year” in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, and 2017 and 2019 Buffalo “Lawyer of the Year” in Civil Rights Law.

Susan was recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2022 editorial in the area of Dispute resolution - Product liability, mass tort and class action: toxic tort - defense.

Susan has also been named a Recognized Practitioner in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2018 for Litigation: General Commercial (New York (Upstate)).

Susan was also recognized with the President’s Award from the Minority Bar Association of Western New York, and was honored for her “gracious and inspirational leadership” roles in numerous legal, educational, and not-for-profit organizations. Susan was also named to the Legal Elite of Western New York 2104, a supplement of Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal.