Of Counsel Attorney
Susan McGraugh is a highly experienced trial attorney specializing in criminal defense and civil rights litigation. She was the lead attorney, along with Brendan Roediger, in a lawsuit where four female prisoners were awarded $20,000,000 after they were sexually assaulted in a Missouri prison. She has extensive experience representing people with seriously mental illness and intellectual disabilities as well as victims of domestic and sexual violence. Sue is also a Clinical Professor of Law at Saint Louis University School of Law where she has taught Advocacy for the last 22 years.
Education
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D. (1988)
Drake University, B.S. (1984)
Honors and Awards
- Public Interest Law Group, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2023
- Public Service Award, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2018
- Legal Excellence Award, St. Louis Magazine, 2016
- Member, Missouri Supreme Court Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness, 2015-present
- Legal Champion Award, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2015
- Outstanding Legal Service to the Community Award, Mound City Bar Association, 2015
- Excellence in a Public Case or Project, Clinical Legal Education Association, 2015
- Faculty Member of the Year, Saint Louis University School of Law, 2013
- Faculty Commitment to Experiential Learning Award, Saint Louis University, 2013
- Saint Louis University Women of the Year, 2008
