Stephen Susman

Stephen Susman
Born
Stephen Daily Susman

(1941-01-20)January 20, 1941[1]
Houston, Texas, US
DiedJuly 14, 2020(2020-07-14) (aged 79)
Houston, Texas, US
Alma materYale University (BA)
University of Texas at Austin (JD)
Years active1965–2020
EmployerSusman Godfrey LLP
Known forWon some of the largest cases in U.S. history, including a $1.1 billion settlement on behalf of Texas Instruments; and a $536 million jury verdict in El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. GHR Energy Corp.
Spouses
ChildrenTwo

Stephen Daily Susman (January 20, 1941 – July 14, 2020) was an American commercial plaintiffs attorney, and founding and name partner of Susman Godfrey LLP.[2][3] He won more than $2 billion in damages and settlements in just three cases, including a $1.1 billion settlement on behalf of Texas Instruments in Samsung Electronics v. Texas Instruments, and a $536 million jury verdict in El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. GHR Energy Corp.[4]

In 2020, Susman was seriously injured in a biking accident, which left him in a coma for more than a week. While rehabilitating from the injury, he contracted COVID-19 and died.[5]

  1. ^ "Stephen Susman, '65, gives $5 million to University of Texas School of Law". The University of Texas at Austin Texas Law. May 13, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Ross Guberman (2011). Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-984270-4. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lecture Programs", Bulletin of Yale University, Series 105, Number 9, p. 74, August 10, 2009.
  4. ^ Danny Biederman (March 6, 2017). "Appointments and Resignations - Director of the Art in Embassies Program: Who is Ellen Susman?". AllGov. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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