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Suzanne K. Bogdan

Partner


Fort Lauderdale

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Service Focus

  • Employment Discrimination and Harassment
  • Wage and Hour
  • Counseling and Advice
  • Employee Leaves and Accommodations
  • Corporate Compliance and Governance

Industry Focus

  • Education
  • Higher Education
  • K-12 Institutions
  • Healthcare
  • Energy
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Overview

Suzanne Bogdan is a partner in the Fort Lauderdale office. She is a creative and business-minded attorney who works hard to understand her client’s organization and goals so she can provide sound advice and guidance to clients as she assists them in working through their everyday concerns. Suzanne counsels and represents employers nationally in all types of employment-related matters, including claims for age, race, sex/gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religious, and national original discrimination arising under the various civil rights laws. She also counsels on matters involving family leave issues, wage hour, privacy, and breach of contract. Suzanne provides interactive and engaging training, preventive audits, policy reviews, drafts contracts, and defends claims in the administrative setting and all courts.

Suzanne’s practice spans many industries, including but not limited to education, healthcare, auto dealerships, the elevator industry, insurance agencies, and others. 

Suzanne works closely with many school accrediting agencies and associations, including the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the National Business Officers’ Association (NBOA), the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), MISBO, MAIS, and the Florida Council of Independent Schools.

Suzanne is a frequent presenter to both educational institutions and corporate associations on all aspects of employment law and risk management in the employment context.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 1991, summa cum laude, University of Miami School of Law
  • B.L.S., 1988, with honors, Barry University

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • Tennessee

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Recognitions

  • Named 2024 Sarah Daignault Outstanding Support of Independent Schools Award recipient by the National Business Officer’s Association
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2014-2025)
  • Chambers USA, Labor & Employment (2019-2024)
  • Listed in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers (2021, 2022, 2024, 2025)
  • "AV" Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Named a 2020 Power Leader by the South Florida Business Journal
  • Named 2017 Influential Business Woman by the South Florida Business Journal
  • Recognized in Best Lawyers in America - Lawyer of the Year, Employment Law - Management (2020)
  • Selected for inclusion in The Legal 500 – Litigation in 2015 
  • Listed as Florida Super Lawyer in 2016 and 2018
  • Received Chair's award from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce for her outstanding contributions

Affiliations

Professional Activities

  • Member, Florida Bar
  • Member, Broward Bar Association
  • Member, Corporate Member, National Association of Independent Schools
  • Member, Corporate Member, National Business Officers Association (NBOA)
  • Chair, General Counsel and Board Member of the Great Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

Community Activities

  • Leadership Broward, Class XXIII graduate
  • Member of Leadership Broward's Business Day Committee

Insights

  • News

    06/10/24

    Fisher Phillips Earns Top Rankings Again as a Leading Firm in Labor and Employment Law by Chambers USA

    Edwin G. Foulke Jr., Andrew J. Sommer, Travis Vance, Kristin R.B. White, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Jocelyn Campanaro, Micah Dawson, Todd A. Fredrickson, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins, Christine E. Howard, Jeffrey E. Mandel, Cathy M. Stutin, Michael P. Elkon, Shanon R. Stevenson, Terri R. Stewart, Laurel K. Cornell, Raymond C. Haley III, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Michelle I. Anderson, Edward F. Harold, Timothy H. Scott, David W. Erb, Daniel E. Farrington, Joseph W. Ambash, William E. Altman, Gregory V. Murray, Barbara Jean D’Aquila, Steven R. Cupp, Gregory D. Ballew, J. Randall Coffey, James R. Holland II, Brian J. Finucane, Melody L. Rayl, David B. Dornak, Scott M. Mahoney, Mark J. Ricciardi, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Marra, David Klass, Richard A. Millisor, Clarence M. Belnavis, Todd A. Lyon, Michael P. Avila, Nan Sato, Christopher P. Stief, William D. Wright, Michael D. Carrouth, C. F. W. Manning II, Stephen C. Mitchell, J. Hagood Tighe, David S. Jones, Greg Grisham, Jeff Weintraub, Stephen J. Roppolo, Teresa Valderrama, Theresa M. Connolly, Davis C. Bae, Ralph Hua, Radhika Mehta, Suzanne Kelly Michael

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  • News

    01/24/24

    Suzanne Bogdan Named 2024 Sarah Daignault Outstanding Support of Independent Schools Award Recipient

    Suzanne K. Bogdan

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  • News

    10/18/23

    Jennifer Sandberg Profiled for New Role as Regional Managing Partner in Fort Lauderdale with Law360

    Jennifer B. Sandberg, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins

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  • News

    10/17/23

    Fisher Phillips Names New Leadership in Fort Lauderdale; Moves Offices to The Main Las Olas

    Jennifer B. Sandberg, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins

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  • Event

    08/17/23

    The Importance of a Positive School Culture in Today’s World

    Suzanne K. Bogdan, Stephen J. Roppolo

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  • Insights

    08/04/23

    Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

    Emily Alvarez, David E. Amaya, Michelle I. Anderson, Amanda M. Blair, Ted Boehm, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Jennifer B. Carroll, J. Micah Dickie, Anet Drapalski, Benjamin M. Ebbink, Jason A. Fischbein, Ilanit Fischler, Lonnie D. Giamela, Rosemary S. Gousman, Darcey M. Groden, Marty Heller, Melissa Huether, Jang Hyuk Im, Megan L. Janes, Usama Kahf, Nicole Kamm, Anne Yarovoy Khan, Sarah Leon, Courtney Leyes, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd A. Lyon, Richard R. Meneghello, R. Henry Moore, Joshua D. Nadreau, Alden J. Parker, Christopher G. Peterson, Erin Price, Monica Snyder Perl, Nan Sato, Landon R. Schwob, Evan Shenkman, Shanon R. Stevenson, Sharon Suh, Hannah Sweiss, Spencer W. Waldron, David J. Walton, Sheila M. Abron, Arthur M. Wolfson

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  • Insights

    07/07/23

    Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from June 2023

    Alyssa Levy Andalman, Amanda M. Blair, Risa B. Boerner, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Michael E. Bonner, James S. Bradbury, Melissa Camire, Jennifer B. Carroll, Myra K. Creighton, Jeffrey M. Csercsevits, Deepa K. Desai , Benjamin M. Ebbink, Michael P. Elkon, Darcey M. Groden, Brian Guerinot, Andrew J. Hoag, Wendy Hughes, Matthew R. Korn, Anne Yarovoy Khan, Kenneth A. Knox, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd A. Lyon, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Joshua D. Nadreau, Raymond W. Perez, George A. Reeves III, Justin Reiter, Jenna B. Rubin, Nan Sato, Julia A. Sherwood, Kristin L. Smith, Shane Stover, Henry Thomson-Smith, Megan E. Walker, David J. Walton, Sheila M. Abron, Erica G. Wilson, Franklin Z. Wolf

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  • Insights

    06/30/23

    Florida’s New Bathroom Law: What Do Schools Need to Know?

    Suzanne K. Bogdan, Jennifer B. Carroll, Ilanit Fischler, Megan L. Janes, Sarah Leon

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  • Insights

    06/29/23

    SCOTUS Severely Limits Affirmative Action Admissions in Education: 6 Things You Should Do + 6 Things to Boost Diversity Efforts

    Suzanne K. Bogdan, Jennifer B. Carroll, Brian Guerinot, Jenna B. Rubin, Julia A. Sherwood, Kristin L. Smith, Sheila M. Abron

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  • News

    06/06/23

    Fisher Phillips Once Again Recognized as a Top Labor and Employment Law Firm by Chambers USA

    Edwin G. Foulke Jr., Andrew J. Sommer, Travis Vance, Kristin R.B. White, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Jocelyn Campanaro, Micah Dawson, Todd A. Fredrickson, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins, Christine E. Howard, Jeffrey E. Mandel, Cathy M. Stutin, Shanon R. Stevenson, Laurel K. Cornell, Raymond C. Haley III, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Michelle I. Anderson, Edward F. Harold, Timothy H. Scott, David W. Erb, Daniel E. Farrington, Joseph W. Ambash, William E. Altman, Gregory V. Murray, Steven R. Cupp, Gregory D. Ballew, J. Randall Coffey, James R. Holland II, Brian J. Finucane, David B. Dornak, Scott M. Mahoney, Mark J. Ricciardi, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Marra, Richard A. Millisor, Clarence M. Belnavis, Todd A. Lyon, Nan Sato, Christopher P. Stief, William D. Wright, Michael D. Carrouth, C. F. W. Manning II, Stephen C. Mitchell, J. Hagood Tighe, David S. Jones, Jeff Weintraub, Arthur V. Lambert, Stephen J. Roppolo, Teresa Valderrama, Theresa M. Connolly, Davis C. Bae, Ralph Hua, Radhika Mehta, Suzanne Kelly Michael, Barbara Jean D’Aquila

    Read more 

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