Susan Pannell McAllister

Background

Pannell McAllister, Susan was born on April 27, 1960 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.

Education

University of Missouri (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1981). State University of New York (Master of Science, 1985). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1991).

Career

Worked at Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, Limited liability partnership (Raleigh, North Carolina) specializing in Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Business Law, Civil Practice, Collections, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computers and Software, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights, Disabilities, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Fidelity and Surety, Finance, Franchises and Franchising, General Practice, Government, Health Care, Hospital Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mortgages, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Torts, Trade and Professional Associations, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Wills, Workers Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1991, North Carolina. Order of the Coif. Recipient, The Chief Justice Walter Clark Award.

Managing Editor, 1990-1991 and Staff Member, 1989-1990, North Carolina Law Review.

Author: "Judicially Imposed Usury Penalties in the Absence of Statutory Penalties: Can Freedom of Contract Company-Exist with Public Policy After Merritt v. Knox?" 68 North Carolina Law Review 1021 (1990).

Member: Wake County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. North Carolina State Bar.

American Bankruptcy Institute.

Foreign more than 80 years, Smith Anderson has provided high-quality legal services to a wide spectrum of clients. Continuing that tradition, our lawyers have developed significant expertise and broad experience in complex legal matters in order to help clients achieve their business goals.

Achievements

• Susan Pannell McAllister has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Wake County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. North Carolina State Bar. American Bankruptcy Institute.