Susan
M. O'Malley
Susan graduated cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration. She graduated from law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994 with a Juris Doctor degree. Ms. O'Malley is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, the District of Columbia, Federal District Court in the Eastern District of North Carolina, and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. She joined Keel Law Offices in January 1995. She became a partner in the firm in 1998.
Susan is a North Carolina Bar Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law. She was one of the original board members of the North Carolina Bar's Social Security Disability Law Committee.
Susan has appealed and won social security disability cases in Federal District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina such as Joyner v. Barnhart. She argued and won Hines v. Barnhart before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. This case not only secured Social Security disability benefits for the plaintiff, but it also reaffirmed important rights of all Social Security claimants to prove their disability through evidence of the pain their impairments cause. She also argued Willey v. Williamson Produce successfully before the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Susan is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. As a member of NCATL she has been involved with the Disability Advocacy Section, as Education Chair, Vice Chair, and Chair. She has served on the Board of Governor's for NCATL. She is a member of the American Association for Justice. As a member of AAJ's Disability Law Section, she has been a newsletter editor and Chair. She is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives.
Susan also handles cases involving workers' compensation, personal injury and medical malpractice. She has spoken on Social Security in North Carolina and across the country at seminars. Her resume is below.
ADMITTED
North Carolina Bar August 26, 1994
District of Columbia November 8, 1996
Federal District Court Eastern District of North Carolina September 22, 1998
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals January 27, 2003
EXPERIENCE
Partner, Keel O’Malley Tunstall, L.L.P.
2001-Present
Practice Areas:
Social Security Disability
Workers’ Compensation
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Specialist, Social Security Disability Law
2006 – Present
MEMBERSHIPS
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
American Association for Justice
NOSSCR
North Carolina Bar Association
OFFICES HELD
North Carolina State Bar
Board Member, Social Security Specialization Committee
2006-present
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Board of Governors
2004-2007
Past Chair, Disability Advocacy Section,
2003-2005
Chair, Disability Advocacy Section,
2002-2003
Vice Chair, Disability Advocacy Section,
1998-2000
Education Chair, Disability Advocacy Section,
1998-2000
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Chair, Social Security Disability Law Section,
2001-2002
Chair Elect, Social Security Disability Law Section,
2000-2001
Newsletter Editor, Security Disability Law Section,
1999-2000
ARTICLES
Appended Motion requesting the “Struck Jury” system in voir dire
in the article by David Ball, Tips & Strategies – The “Struck
System” of Jury Selection, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly,
February 3, 1997.
Daubert versus Social Security’s Medical Expert, ATLA Social Security
Disability Law Section Newsletter, Vol. IV, Number 1 Fall 2000.
Effective Interaction with the Government: How to Get Results With
Minimal Delays, NCATL Social Security Law Seminar, 1996.
Jimmie R. Keel and Susan M. O’Malley, Use of Lay Testimony to Prove
Disability in Pain Cases, NCATL Social Security Law Seminar,
1995.
PRESENTATIONS
Speaker at AAJ’s Social Security Success! Seminar,
Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2008.
Speaker at NCATL Social Security Disability Law Seminar,
Cary, North Carolina, August 2007.
Panelist at NOSSCR Seminar,
Baltimore, Maryland 2007.
Speaker at NCATL Social Security Disability Law Seminar,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina December 2006.
Speaker at NCATL Social Security Disability Law Seminar,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina March 2006.
Speaker at North Carolina Bar Association Social Security Law Seminar,
Cary, North Carolina, October 2004
Panelist at ATLA Social Security Disability LawSeminar,
Boston, Massachusetts 2004
Speaker at Wake Forest University School of Law General Practice
Symposium
Raleigh, North Carolina 2004
Speaker at Wake Forest University School of Law General Practice Symposium
Raleigh, North Carolina 2003
Moderator for ATLA Social Security Disability Law Seminar,
Atlanta, Georgia. 2002
Speaker at ATLA Social Security Disability Law Seminar,
Chicago, Illinois. 2000
Panelist at ATLA Social Security Disability Law Seminar,
San Francisco, California. 1999
Speaker at NCATL Social Security Law Seminar,
Greensboro, North Carolina. 1996
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
Juris Doctor May 1994
Honors and Activities:
Holderness Moot Court Invitational Team.
1993 to 1994
Dean’s List, Academic Years.
1992 to 1993, 1993 to 1994
Student Bar Association, Secretary.
Student Bar Association, Treasurer.
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Chapter Clerk.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
B.S., Administration of Criminal Justice, May 1990
Minor: Psychology
Honors and Activities:
Cum Laude Graduate.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Fraternity.
Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice Honor Society).
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Fraternity.
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