Suzanne C. Radcliff

Member

Suzanne C. Radcliff works closely with her clients to maximize their recovery on insurance subrogation matters. She represents her clients in a variety of matters - from simple negligence to construction defect cases and complex energy losses, and routinely handles depositions, hearings and mediations.

Suzanne also has an established equine law practice and has successfully resolved cases involving fraud in the sale of a horse and veterinary malpractice. She has tried several product liability cases to verdict in both state and federal court. Suzanne is a frequent contributor to the firm's Equine Subrogation Law Blog.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1997. In 2000, she received her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law. 

Experience

News

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in its Best Lawyers in America 2025 Edition

August 15, 2024

Best Lawyers selected 242 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

Cozen O'Connor's Female Shareholders Offer Advice for International Women's Day

March 08, 2024

Last year was a historical year for Cozen O’Connor – with no fewer than six of the seven members elevated to shareholder being women. In honor of International Women’s Day, the Cozen O’Connor Women’s Initiative hosted a panel discussion to discuss their unique backgrounds and career paths.

Cozen O’Connor Announces Seven New Shareholders

September 07, 2023

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce Wendy Enerson, Melissa Grossman, Susan Grueneberg, Suzanne Radcliff, Laura Reinhart, John Sullivan, and Cheryl Upham have been promoted to shareholder.

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys to its Best Lawyers in America 2024 Edition

August 17, 2023

Best Lawyers selected 232 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

More Than 200 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch

August 22, 2022

210 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

More Than 205 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch By The Best Lawyers In America

August 19, 2021

Best Lawyers selected 210 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 23 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

200 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch By The Best Lawyers In America

August 20, 2020

Best Lawyers selected 200 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 23 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

Publications

Texas Panhandle Wildfires [Alert]

February 29, 2024

Suzanne Radcliff provides information on six wildfires, including the massive Smokehouse Creek wildfire, that are burning in the Texas panhandle.

Oklahoma Wildfires [White Paper]

April 10, 2023

Suzanne Radcliff discusses the Simpson Road and Hefner Road fires.

HorseCents – An Intro to Equine Subro Claims [Subrogation & Recovery Law Blog]

March 14, 2023

Subrogation involving horses? Yes, this is a real thing. In this episode, regular co-hosts, David Brisco (San Diego) and Joe Rich (Miami), are joined by their partner, Suzanne Radcliff (Dallas), who provides an overview of this niche area of subrogation to listeners. In addition to some bad horse...

Tennessee Wildfires UPDATED [Alert]

April 05, 2022

Mark Opalisky, Suzanne Radcliff, and David Brisco discuss the Hatcher Mountain/Indigo Lane Fire, Millstone Gap/Seymour Fire, Cold Springs Fire, and Wears Valley Fire that swept through eastern Tennessee on March 30 and 31.

Eastland Complex Wildfires Alert

March 23, 2022

Suzanne Radcliff, Steve Halbeisen, and David Brisco discuss the Eastland Complex Wildfires affecting the 76448, 76454, 76435, 76471, 76470, 76470, 76448, 76444, and 76445 zip codes.

Will Any Expert Do? [Subrogation & Recovery Law Blog]

April 09, 2021

Will any expert do? Choosing the right expert is one of the most important decisions to be made in a subrogation investigation.  Asking the question of whether an expert is required for your claim is easy; answering the question requires thinking about several complex factors. In this episode,...

Events & Seminars

Past Events

2024 NASP Spring Conference

March 21, 2024 - Hershey, PA

NASP 2023 Spring Conference

February 16, 2023 - Amelia Island, FL

2022 Omaha Subrogation Seminar

June 22, 2022 - Omaha, NE

NASP 2021 Annual Conference

November 08, 2021 - Virtual Conference

Subrogation in the Age of COVID

March 24, 2021 - Webinar

Education

  • Southern Methodist University, J.D., 2000
  • University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1997

Awards & Honors

Best Lawyers in America 2018-2025 (Insurance Law)

  • Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Western District of Texas
  • American Bar Association
  • American College of Equine Attorneys
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association