Madeline Suchard

Associate

Santa Monica

(213) 892-7948

(310) 394-4700

Madeline concentrates her practice on civil litigation, with a focus on commercial and real estate matters. She has experience conducting legal research and analysis, drafting a variety of motions, briefs, and applications, overseeing all stages of discovery, preparing clients for depositions and hearings, and representing clients at hearings, conferences, and arbitrations.

Prior to joining the firm, Madeline was a litigation associate with a boutique firm based in Los Angeles, where, acting as first and second chair, she secured several favorable rulings on behalf of her residential and commercial clients.

Madeline earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, where she was an associate editor of the UCLA Law Review and the managing editor of the UCLA Women’s Law Journal

Experience

Publications

How Banks Should Respond To Calif. AG's Overdraft Warning [Law360]

April 11, 2024

Brett Watson and Madeline Suchard contributed an Expert Analysis to Law360, discussing California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s warning to California banks and credit unions that surprise overdraft fees and returned deposit item fees may violate state and federal unfair competition and consumer protection laws.

Education

  • UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2019
  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A., with honors, 2015
  • California
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court -- Central District of California

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles