The University of Texas Law School Foundation Roster of Trustees 2016-2017 Mr. Stephen D. Susman, '65 Senior Trustee Spouse: Ellen Susman
Business Address: Susman Godfrey LLP 1000 Louisiana Street Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77002-5091-75 Phone: 713-653-7801 Fax: 713-653-7897 E-mail: ssusman@susmangodfrey.com Assistant: Leize Nand lnand@susmangodfrey.com Assistant Phone: 212-471-8359 Home Address: 2121 Kirby Drive Unit 85 Houston, TX 77019-6067-85 Phone: 713-522-7745
A native Houstonian from a highly respected family of lawyers, Susman worked his way through Yale University, graduating magna cum laude. Returning to his home state and the University of Texas Law School, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. After serving as law clerk to The Honorable John R. Brown of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Susman clerked for United States Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. In 1980, he founded Susman Godfrey, the first firm in this part of the country to limit its specialty to commercial litigation. Susman Godfrey has grown to more than 85 lawyers with offices in Houston, Dallas, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York. Steve and Ellen split their time between the Houston and New York offices. Although the stakes are high and the challenges immense in his private practice, that doesn't stop Susman from pursuing issues of justice and reform. Teaching lawyers around the world effective advocacy,