Emily Suski is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law. Her areas of expertise include education law, family law, and clinical legal education. Her scholarship explores the boundaries of school authority as it relates to children's rights and the role of the law in the caretaking of children. Her articles have been published in journals including the Maryland Law Review (forthcoming), Case Western Reserve Law Review, Louisiana Law Review and Clinical Law Review.
Biographical Profile
College
School of Law
Department
Law - Dean's Office
Tenure Status
Tenured
Interest Background
Interest Keywords
boundaries of school authority, children's rights, role of the law in the caretaking of children, education law, family law, clinical legal education
Personal Focus Areas
boundaries of school authority as it relates to children's rights, role of the law in the caretaking of children
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
2002
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
M.S.W.
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
2006
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
LL.M. (Advocacy) with honors
2001
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
J.D.
SCHOOL OF LAW
1997
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
B.A.
English, with distinction, Minor in Women’s Studies, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
2013
Professional Activity
Program Chair
AALS Section on Poverty Law
2013
Professional Activity
Chair-Elect
AALS Section on Poverty Law
2013 - Present
Professional Activity
Co-chair, Scholarship Committee
AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education
2014 - 2015
Professional Activity
Member, Planning Committee
Southern Clinical Conference
2014
Professional Activity
Chair
AALS Section on Poverty Law
2015 - Present
Professional Activity
Member, Executive Committee
AALS Section on Poverty Law
2015
Professional Activity
Member, Planning Committee
Clinical Law Review Selection Committee
2016 - Present
Professional Activity
Member, Planning Committee
Southern Clinical Conference
2016 - Present
Professional Activity
Member, Best Practices Committee
Clinical Legal Education Association
2017 - Present
Professional Activity
Member, Nominations Committee
AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
2000 - 2001
Director
Carolina Law Pro Bono Program, Chapel Hill, NC
2002 - 2004
Law Clerk
Judge Frederick H. Weisberg, Washington, DC Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2002
Law Clerk, Summer 2002
Judge Neal E. Kravitz, Washington, DC Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2004 - 2006
Clinical Teaching Fellow
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Family Advocacy Clinic
2006 - 2008
Lecturer
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW, Child Advocacy Clinic
2006 - 2008
Staff Attorney
JustChildren, Legal Aid Justice Center, Charlottesville, VA
2007 - 2008
Field Instructor
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
2010 - 2012
Clinical Supervising Attorney
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
2011 - 2016
Field Instructor
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
2013 - 2016
Assistant Clinical Professor
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
2013 - 2016
Adjunct Assistant Professor
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
2014 - Present
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Leadership in Disability
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
2016 - Present
Assistant Professor
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW
2016 - Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2022
Award
Breakthrough Star Award
University of South Carolina
2023
Honor
Featured in "Updated Title IX Rules to Bring Clarity to Sex Discrimination Claims"
Magazine of the Society of Women Engineers
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