Education
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN, 1985 J.D.
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1982 B.A.
Bar Admissions
Northern District of Florida, 2009
Southern District of Texas, 2007
Louisiana, 1998
Colorado, 1996
Mississippi, 1985
Susan Fahey Desmond
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Areas of Practice
Education
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN, 1985 J.D.
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1982 B.A.
Bar Admissions
Northern District of Florida, 2009
Southern District of Texas, 2007
Louisiana, 1998
Colorado, 1996
Mississippi, 1985
Honors and Awards
The Mississippi Bar, Outstanding Young Lawyer of Mississippi, 1997 - 1998
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law
Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Employment and Labor Law, 2009; 2010
Published Works
Contributing Author, HR Guide to Employment Law: A Practical Compliance Reference, M. Lee Smith Publishers, to be released Oct. 2009.
Representative Cases
Howard v. Hancock Medical Center, WL 3487109 (S.D.Miss. 2006)
Sumrall v. Boeing Co., WL 1523378 (S.D.Miss 2005)
Hare v. City of Corinth, Miss., 135 F.3d 320 (C.A.5 (Miss.) 1998)
Lee v. Coahoma County, Miss., 937 F.2d 220 (C.A.5 (Miss.) 1991)
Hendrix v. City of Yazoo City, Miss., 911 F.2d 1102 (C.A.5 (Miss.) 1990)
Classes / Seminars Taught
FMLA Master Class, M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC, April 2006
Wage & Hour Master Class, M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC, September 2007
Hiring and Interviewing Soup-to-Nuts: How To Attract and Select the Best Candidates, Effectively and Legally, Business and Legal Reports - National Employment Law Update
When an Employee's Religious Beliefs and Company Policies intersect: a Legal Guide for Employers, M. Lee Smith Publishers - Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, October 2008
Hiring and Interviewing Soup-to-Nuts: How To Attract and Select the Best Candidates, Effectively and Legally, Business and Legal Reports, National Employment Law Update
When an Employee's Religious Beliefs and Company Policies intersect: a Legal Guide for Employers., M. Lee Smith Publishers, Advanced Employment Issues Symposium
The Do's and Dont's of Conducting an Internal Investigation, Council on Education in Management (webinars)
Violent Behavior, Alcoholism, and Drug Addiction: What's Protected by the ADA and FMLA and What You Must Do to Comply, Council on Education in Management (webinars)
Does Your Employee Really Have a Disability?, Council on Education in Management (webinars)
Religious Accommodation in the Workplace, ML Smith Publishers (audio conference)
Employment Records, Retntion, Retrieval & Destruction., ML Smith Publishers
"DOL Enforcers on the Offensive: Prepare for Wage and Hour Crackdown", ML Smith Publishers (audio conference)
"What Small Businesses need to know about the new Healthcare Law", hosted by The U.S. Economic Development Administration, Central Mississippi Planning and Development District, South Mississippi Planning and Development District and the Mississippi Technology Alliance(audio conference)
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association, Member
The Mississippi Bar, Member
Federal Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Member
American Bar Association, Torts & Insurance Practice Section, Member
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Member
American Bar Association, 1996 - 1997, Executive Council Coordinator
Jackson Young Lawyers Association, 1991 - 1993, Director
American Bar Association, Labor Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1990 - 1992, Chairman
The Mississippi Bar, Young Lawyers Division, 1990 - 1992, Director
Mississippi Women's Lawyers Association, 1989 - 1990, Secretary
The Louisiana Bar Association, Member
Fraternities / Sororities
Phi Delta Phi
Birth Information
1961, Greenville, Mississippi
