Suzanne M. Marasco

Suzanne M. Marasco is a partner at the Firm and member of its Management Committee. She primarily works out of the Princeton and Red Bank, N.J. offices. Ms. Marasco is Chair of the Employment & Labor Law practice group and is also a longstanding member of the Firm’s Litigation Division, Trial & Insurance and Community Associations practice groups.

Ms. Marasco is a trial attorney who concentrates her practice in the representation of insurance companies and their insureds as well as corporate entities and management in diverse and complex claims and civil litigation. Over her career, she has handled and tried a wide variety of lawsuits involving premises liability, catastrophic injuries, motor vehicle accidents, employment claims, mass property damage, professional liability, construction, contract disputes and breach of fiduciary duty. She has represented big box retailers, national commercial property owners, public school districts, academic institutions, first responding agencies (including fire, police, EMS), other governmental entities, law firms, property management companies, and non-profit organizations in litigation and pre-suit claims throughout her career.

Ms. Marasco’s employment practice includes the representation and defense of employers, management, businesses, and individuals stemming from alleged violations of state and federal civil rights and employment laws of many types. She is also personal counsel for employers and management to whom she provides advice regarding Human Resource policies and practices, labor issues and contract-related matters. She conducts internal investigations of workplace complaints and company-wide issues. She has also defended against union grievances and provides training regarding employment Human Resource policies. Ms. Marasco prepares employment policies as well as severance, separation and employment agreements.

Ms. Marasco is admitted to practice in New Jersey and before the United States District Court, District of New Jersey and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She routinely appears in state and federal court, as well as before the Division of Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and various intercompany arbitration associations in the representation of her clients. Ms. Marasco clerked with the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office before entering private practice. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School, Camden and her B.S. from Rutgers College, New Brunswick.