Susan Carnell

Susan represents small and large employers in all types of employment related issues and disputes, in roughly equal split between preventative counseling and management-side litigation. Before co-founding Lorenger & Carnell, Susan was a partner in the Labor & Employment Group of Hogan & Hartson, and before that, Susan had represented companies in employment and other civil litigation with Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.

A native of Norfolk, Susan graduated from the University of Virginia and then the University of Virginia School of Law. Before entering private practice, Susan clerked for then-Chief Judge J. Frederick Motz, United States District Court for the District of Maryland in Baltimore.

Susan, her husband Bill, and their two children reside in Alexandria, Virginia.

Education:

B.A., with high distinction, University of Virginia (1994)
J.D., Order of the Coif, University of Virginia School of Law (1997)
- Virginia Law Review, Editorial Board

Bar Admissions:

Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland

Court Admissions:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Memberships:

Virginia Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section

Awards/Rankings:

Chambers USA, Labor & Employment, Band 3 (2019)
Super Lawyers, Labor & Employment (Washington, DC and Virginia), 2012-2020

Email Susan Carnell:
scarnell@lorengercarnell.com