Susan B. Gellman

Background

Gellman, Susan B. was born on July 25, 1957 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.

Education

Brandeis University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1978). Columbia University (Master of Science, 1980). Ohio State University (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1986).

Spoken languages: Hebrew.

Career

Worked at Wolman, Genshaft & Gellman (Columbus, Ohio) specializing in Litigation, Appellate Practice, First Amendment Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Employment Law, Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Ohio. 1992, United States. Supreme Court.

1995, United States.

District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Ohio State University Law Journal, 1985-1986.

Recipient, Bill of Rights Institute First Amendment Award, 1991.

Author: Affirmation of the Open Fields Doctrine: The Oliver Twist, 46 Ohio Saint Lord Justice 729 (1985). Sticks and Stones Can Put You in Jail, But Can Words Increase Your Sentence? Constitutional and Policy Dilemmas of Ethnic Intimidation Laws, 39 University of California, Los Angeles L.Rev.

333 (1991). "Brother, You Can"t Go to Jail for What You"re Thinking": Motives, Effects, and "Hate Crime" Laws, 11 Crim.

Just. Ethics 24 (1992). Hate Crime Laws Are Thought Crime Laws, 1992/1993 Annual

Surviving American Law 509; Hate Crime Laws After Wisconsin v.

Mitchell, 21 Ohio North.U. L. Review 863 (1995); Hate Speech and a New View of the First Amendment, 24 Cap.

U.L. Review 309 (1995). Adjunct Professor, Capital University Law School, 1989.

Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Max Rosenn, United States.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1986-1987, and to the Honorable John Doctorate. Holschuh, United States. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1987-1988. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.

American Inns of Court.

Central Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Achievements

• Susan B. Gellman has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. American Inns of Court. Central Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.