attorney

Susan Carter-SooHoo

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Tujunga, California 91042

626-***-****

**********@***.***

Professional Experience:

-December 2012 to present Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA

Adoptions Counselor, concentrating on determining the circumstances of each

client's desire to adopt animals and deciding the appropriateness of such

placements, while following the policies and procedures of Pasadena Humane

Society and SPCA.

-May 2010-April 2012 Fidelity National Law Group

Heavy title insurance litigation practice. Second chair for two trials, one

jury; co-counsel for two trials, one jury; first chair two trials.

Extensive experience in drafting all pleadings, depositions, hearings.

Practice mixed plaintiff and defense side, including bad faith defense.

-May 2009-November 2009 Garrett & Tully/Contract

Mixed title insurance coverage and litigation practice. Experience in

drafting litigation and taking depositions. Drafted complex coverage

analyses. Worked on major mechanics lien matters; experience reviewing

construction contracts and loan agreements.

-March 1993-March 2009 LandAmerica Financial Group

Extensive experience in real property law and insurance coverage law, with

emphasis on title insurance. Managed caseload of up to 500 title insurance

and escrow claims for Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, Commonwealth

Land Title Insurance Company, Transnation Title Insurance Company and

underwritten agents in Alaska, Washington, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.

Directed and supervised retained counsel in litigation and claims matters.

Audited retained counsel bills. Attended various court proceedings

involving litigation matters and testified in depositions. Attended

mediations and arbitrations involving litigations matters.

-April 1990-March 1993 Ticor Title Insurance Company/Chicago Title

Insurance Company

-Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott 1988-1990

Traditional real property practice, preparing documentation for large multi

property sales, ground leases, due diligence for sale and financing

transactions, preparation of documentation for financing transactions.

-Sabo & Deitsch 1987-1988

Transactional real property and redevelopment practice including

preparation of documentation for redevelopment projects and bond issuances.

Represented San Bernardino, Fontana and Irwindale, among others.

Memberships and Interests:

Admitted to California State Bar December 1987

Admitted to U.S. District Court 2010

Member, Los Angeles County Bar

-Title insurance Subsection Steering Committee 2005-

-Barristers Homeless Project 1990-1992

-Secretary, AngelDogs Foundation, a California non-profit foundation

dedicated to low cost spay and neuter

-Founder, President and Legal Counsel, Indilab Rescue, a non profit

organization dedicated to rescuing purebred Labrador Retrievers.

Education:

- University of Southern California, A.B., Speech Communication-Theory,

Rhetoric and Public Address 1984

-University of Southern California, J.D. 1987

Fundraising Experience:

-Member, Board of Directors, South Pasadena Education Foundation

-July 1996-June 2004 Member, Board of Directors, Cottage Cooperative

Nursery School

-Member, core team for major fundraiser for Arroyo Pacific Academy

-Primary responsibility for fundraising efforts for major fundraiser for

South Pasadena Education Foundation.

-Long term fundraising efforts for cooperative nursery school, and

assistance with multiple fundraising efforts at various school levels.

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