Suzanna Hartzell-Baird

Profile

Suzanna Hartzell-Baird is an associate in the Litigation Group of Bose McKinney & Evans, assisting clients with business and commercial disputes.  Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hartzell-Baird served as a judicial law clerk for Chief Justice Randall Shepard of the Indiana Supreme Court, where she conducted legal research and assisted in drafting opinions.  She also worked as a judicial extern for Judge Theodore Sosin (Circuit Court), Judge Thomas Carroll (Superior Civil Court), and Judge Larry McKinney (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana).  During law school at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, Ms. Hartzell-Baird was one of the first recipients of the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Scholarship, received the 2006 Jack Lyle Scholarship, and was on the Dean’s List every semester.  She graduated from law school summa cum laude, ranking second in her class.  In undergraduate, Ms. Hartzell-Baird was ranked number one in her graduating class, earning a B.S. degree in finance and accounting, and she was named as a Chancellor’s Scholar, received the prestigious Dwight D. Peterson Key Award, and earned 18 other scholarships and awards.

Honors / Awards

Phi Delta Phi Graduate of the Year Award (2007), Jack Lyle Scholarship (2006), U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Scholarship (2004-2007), Dean’s List (2000-2007), Chancellor’s Scholar Award (2004), Outstanding Finance Student Award (2004), Charles O’ McGaughey Leadership Award (2004 and 2003), Top 10 Most Outstanding Female Student Award (2003), and the First Indiana Bank Case Competition Award (2001), among many others.

Appearances / Publications

Author: “When Sex Doesn’t Sell: Mitigating the Damaging Effect of Megan’s Law on Property Values” (West Real Estate Law Journal, 35 Real Est. L.J. 353, 2006)

Appointments / Memberships

Member: Indiana State Bar Association and Indianapolis Bar Association 
Former Memberships: Indiana Law Review (note development editor), Business Law Association, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, Moot Court, Client Counseling Competition (board member), Indiana Bar Association Ask a Lawyer (volunteer), Street Law (volunteer), Teen Court (volunteer), Student Ambassador for the I.U.-Indianapolis School of Law, Law School Intramural Floor Hockey Team, Undergraduate Honors Program, Beta Gamma Sigma Academic Honorary Fraternity, Kelley School of Business Undergraduate Student Government (senator), International Business Club (president), Indianapolis Eastside Optimist Club, IUPUI Dance Team, Carmel Community Player (theatre performer)