SUSAN E. LUSCOMB
Biography
Jones, Blechman, Woltz &
Kelly, P.C.
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Newport News, VA 23606
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This year, Susan celebrates 30 years in the practice of law. She joined the Estate and Tax Planning Practice Group of JBW&K in 2006, with a focus on estate planning. She also handles guardianships and conservatorships, premarital agreements, estate and trust administration, and other related matters. Clients also benefit from her experience in real estate, family law and litigation from her early years in practice, as these subjects often arise in the process of estate planning.
Susan's teaching experience enables her to educate her clients about legal documents and planning options in a "user-friendly" manner, so that they may better understand and participate in planning decisions. She is a frequent guest speaker at seminars and programs on estate planning topics offered by a wide range of organizations, including AARP, retirement, civic and church groups, financial and other professionals, and local colleges and universities.Educational and Professional Background
- Michigan State University (B.A. in History,
Phi Beta Kappa, 1971) - Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1977)
Activities and Affiliations
- Virginia State Bar (1999)
- Adjunct Professor, Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary
(2005 — present) - Board of Associates, The Chesapeake Retirement Community (2005-present)
- President-Elect, York-Poquoson Bar Association (2007)
- Admitted to practice
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1977)
United States Supreme Court (1984)
Virginia Supreme Court (1999)
Publications
Guiding Those Left Behind in Virginia (co-author, 2006)
Originally from Michigan, Susan spent several years teaching in the U.S. Virgin Islands before attending law school in Massachusetts. She remained in the Boston area for twenty-five years, and for most of that time she was a partner in the law firm of Luscomb & English. Susan and her family moved to Virginia in 1998, to help care for her parents as their health declined. She has personally dealt with many of the issues raised by her clients as they, or their parents, face "the Golden Years," including illness, incapacity and death.
Susan and her husband, Harris Luscomb, live in Poquoson, and their daughter, Katie, attends the University of Virginia.