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Susan N. Han

Nettles Han Law, LLC
susan@nettleshanlaw.com

Susan Nettles Han is a litigator with years of experience in both federal and state courts. Since 2006, she has practiced civil litigation, with a focus in the areas of employment law and real property litigation. She believes that it is incredibly important to keep the client informed and she seeks to obtain good results both in and out of court in an efficient manner. Susan also is a trained and registered mediator for civil litigation matters.

Detailed Profile

Susan Han is a civil litigator, with particular experience in labor and employment litigation, real property litigation, and trust and estate litigation. In her real estate practice, she represents commercial and private property owners, banks, title insurers, and insureds in real estate and real property litigation involving reformation, encroachment, easement, adverse possession, boundary, quiet title, and trespass disputes. In her employment practice, she represents employers and individuals in litigation and appeals. She has experience in matters arising out of numerous federal and state laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; The Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985; The Americans with Disabilities Act; The Family Medical Leave Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; The Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Alabama Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act and State-law torts arising out of the employment relationship. In probate court, Susan has helped resolve trusts and estate matters. Susan also is a trained and registered mediator for civil litigation matters.

Susan’s previous experience includes working in the Labor & Employment Section and the Litigation Section at Balch & Bingham, LLP (from September 2006 through July 2016). Susan received her B.A. from McGill University in 1996, her M.M. from the University of Texas at Austin, and her Juris Doctorate from Cumberland School of Law in 2006.

Susan has served as Chair of the Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association and on the Birmingham Bar Executive Committee. Susan is a current member of the Solo/Small Firm Section Board, the Alabama State Bar Committee regarding the unauthorized practice of law, and the Alabama State Bar Health and Wellness Task Force. Susan also has served as member of the Board at the Virginia Samford Theatre since 2007 and she is currently a member of the VST Executive Committee. Susan loves running, yoga, theatre, and music.

Education

  • B.A., McGill University (1996)
  • M.M., University of Texas at Austin (2001)
  • J.D., Cumberland School of Law (2006)

Professional & Community Activities

  • Susan is Co-Chair of the Alabama Mindfulness in Law Society and has been appointed to serve as Co-Chair of the 2020-2021 Alabama State Bar Quality of Life, Health & Wellness Task Force. Susan is also on the board of GirlSpring and the board of the Virginia Samford Theatre.

Speeches & Publications

  • Speaker on “Attorney Wellness as we Begin to Emerge from Covid-19” for Birmingham Bar Association in May 2020.
  • Speaker on “Embracing Health & Wellness in the Legal Profession” for the Alabama State Bar on May 19, 2020.
  • Speaker on “Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga: A Path to Well-Being in the Legal Profession” for Alabama Association of Legal Secretaries in September 2019.
  • Speaker on “Responding to EEOC and State Agency Charges” and “Non-Compete, Non-Solicit and Confidentiality Agreements” at the October 25, 2017 NBI Seminar entitled Advanced Employment Law: What You Need to Know.
  • Speaker on “Navigating Litigation and the Courtroom: The Surveyor as Expert or Fact Witness” at the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors Fall Conference on October 21, 2016 and also on October 20, 2017
  • Speaker on “Adverse Possession” at the Alabama International Right of Way Association Summer Conference on July 14, 2015
  • Speaker at “Understanding Adverse Possession” at the HalfMoon Education Seminar entitled “Land Boundaries and Access Rights” in Birmingham on November 19, 2014
  • Speaker on “Telecommuting” at the Balch & Bingham, LLP Labor & Employment Client Seminar on October 31, 2014
  • Speaker on “Resolving Boundary Disputes without Going to Trial” and “Boundary Dispute Trial Preparation and Litigation” at the NBI Seminar “Boundary Issues: Resolving Client Conflicts” in Birmingham on November 8, 2012
  • Speaker on “Responding to EEOC Charges and Investigations” at the Balch & Bingham, LLP Labor & Employment Client Seminar in October 2012
  • Co-author of “Learning to ‘Speak’ Real Estate in Depositions or at Trial”, American Bar Association, Real Estate and Condemnation Litigation Section, Vol. 12 No. 2, September 2014.

Awards & Recognition

  • Featured in the 2021 Best Lawyer for Employment Law and Litigation- Labor & Employment.
  • Featured by Best Lawyers as a Best Lawyer- Women in the Law in June 2020.
  • Named Top Flight Attorney by B-Metro Magazine in 2019 and 2020.
  • Recipient of the Alabama State Bar President’s Award in 2020.
  • Named “Top Attorney” in the areas of Employment, Labor & Employment Law by Birmingham Magazine in 2020.
  • Featured in B-Metro Magazine’s Top Women Attorneys in August of 2018, 2019, and 2020.
  • Featured in B-Metro Magazine’s The Power of Women 2018.
  • Named “Top Attorney” by Birmingham Magazine in April 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
  • Named Mid-South Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2017, 2018, 2019.
  • Selected to be a member of the 2017 class for the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum.
  • Named a “Rising Star” by Alabama Super Lawyers Magazine in 2010, 2012-2016.
  • Member of the Class of 2011 in the Birmingham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum.
  • Recipient of the 2009-2010 Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association “Distinguished Service Award”.
  • Recipient of the 2005 Cumberland Dean’s Award for Commitment to Public Interest and Public Service.

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