Notable Women in Law: Susan E. Lovern

Class of 2022

Susan Lovern is the president and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based von Briesen & Roper, s.c., a position she has held since January 2020. Lovern joined the firm in 1994 as a summer associate and has served on the firm’s board of directors for nine years.

Her work focuses on areas ranging from complex business disputes to class action defense to environmental litigation. She has been recognized on the Top 50 Wisconsin, Top 25 Milwaukee and Top 25 Women lists by Super Lawyers and as a “Woman in the Law” by the Wisconsin Law Journal.

She is also a founding member of the Milwaukee Vistage group, a peer mentoring membership organization for CEOs, business owners and executives of small- to mid-market businesses.

Lovern has held leadership positions in the Thomas E. Fairchild American Inns of Court, Association for Women Lawyers, Milwaukee Bar Association and Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association. She serves as a board member of the Milwaukee Public Library Foundation and Trustees of Funds and Endowments.

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