Susanna Knutson Gibbons

Partner

Areas of Experience

Services
Employment Law
General Litigation
Industries
Banking
Construction
Entertainment
Franchise
Government
Health Care
Hospitality
Insurance
Manufacturing
Nonprofits

Education

Wake Forest University, JD, 1981, cum laude

Wake Forest University, BS, 1978, summa cum laude

Professional and Community Activities

North Carolina Bar Association, Minorities in the Profession Committee, 1990 – 1995

Wake County Bar Association

Recent Publications

Notable Accomplishments

Jurisdictions Licensed

301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900, Raleigh, NC 27601	t: 919.783.2813	\|	email
P.O. Box 1801, Raleigh, NC 27602-1801	f: 919.783.1075	\|	vcard

Susie practices in the areas of employment compliance law, employment defense in litigation and administrative proceedings, and ERISA litigation. She regularly advises and defends clients in the full range of employment related issues, including discrimination, retaliation and harassment, wrongful discharge, Affirmative Action Plans, Fair Labor Standards Act, workplace privacy issues, and Family Medical Leave Act. She also reviews and writes employment contracts, policies and handbooks. Susie is a regular speaker on employment matters.

Representative Experience

Regularly advises and defends clients in race, age, disability and sex discrimination and harassment cases before the EEOC and in state and federal court.
Reviews handbooks, policies and termination issues; a regular speaker on employment matters.
Regularly advises clients on Affirmative Action Plans, Fair Labor Standards Act and Family Medical Leave compliance, and defends clients on these issues
Served as lead counsel in Faircloth v. Lunding Packing Co., which clarified Plan Administrator's obligations to provide information to plan participants

Firm Management Responsibilities

Susie is both the Employment Law Practice Group Leader and a member of the firm's Management Committee.