Susan V. Warner
Partner | Litigation
Chair, Appellate Practice
susan.warner@pierferd.com
+1.786.310.0637 office
Miami
About
Ms. Warner is an experienced litigator, who represents corporations, small businesses, and individuals before federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate level in a broad range of employment and business disputes. She is an assertive advocate, finding creative and efficient solutions for her clients in resolving disputes.
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Ms. Warner practices in the areas of employment law, employment counsel, commercial litigation and appeals. She has successfully represented employers and management on a wide variety of employment litigation claims, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII); the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Ms. Warner has also defended against claims of defamation, negligent retention, breach of non-compete and employment agreements, and theft of trade secrets.
Ms. Warner also has experience representing businesses against ADA Title III claims. She has experience advising clients on how to comply with ADA Title III regulations and providing practical advice to clients about how to comply with the physical accessibility requirements of the ADA. Ms. Warner has particular expertise in the area of ADA website compliance, defending against the first ADA website compliance claim to go to trial in the country.
Ms. Warner has experience defending hospitals in medical staff and credentialing matters, employment disputes and HIPAA claims. She has represented universities in lawsuits involving student disciplinary matters and faculty tenure disputes.
Before Pierson Ferdinand, Ms. Warner was a partner at FisherBroyles, LLP. Prior to that, Ms. Warner was Of Counsel at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in its Litigation practice group and an associate at a boutique litigation firm in Miami, Florida. Prior to this, she served as a federal judicial law clerk to the Honorable Virginia M. Hernandez Covington, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.
Practices
Commercial Litigation
Employment and Labor
Health and Pharmacy Law
Appellate
Education
Admissions
Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The Supreme Court of the United States
Education
University of Florida College of Law, J.D. cum laude, 2006
University of Virginia, BA, 2000
Professional Associations
The Florida Bar
Florida Appellate Court Rules Committee 2024-2027
Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2018-2024
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
F. Malcolm Cunningham Sr. Bar Association
Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Development Director 2020-2021
Chapter Representative & JNC Oversight Chair 2019-2020
Summit Chair 2018-2019
Jacksonville Women Lawyer’s Association
JNC Oversight Chair, 2018-2019
Martin County Women Lawyers Association
Chapter Representative 2019-2021
Professional Recognition
Best Lawyers in America - Appellate Practice (2024, 2025)
Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite (2020)
Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star (2017)
Experience
FisherBroyles, LLP
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Publications
4th Cir. Takes a Conservative Approach to LGBT Rights, Law 360 (May 23, 2016)
Employees’ Mental Health Disorders Often Qualify as Disabilities, Restaurant Hospitality (Dec. 7, 2016)