Susan I. Henderson

Associate

EMAIL: shenderson@wilsonturnerkosmo.com

TEL: 619-236-9600

Susan I. Henderson
Associate

Practice Areas

  • Employment
  • Business Immigration
  • EDUCATION

    • BA, History from University of California Riverside, 2011 -
    • JD from California Western School of Law, 2020 -

    Susan Henderson is a member of the firm’s Employment Law and Business Immigration practice groups. Her practice focuses on representing and counseling employers involved in claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate, and wage and hour litigation. She also serves clients with business immigration needs, including immigration benefits, I-9 compliance and audits, as well as assisting companies and foreign workers with obtaining temporary and/or permanent work status in the United States.

    Prior to joining Wilson Turner Kosmo, Susan served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable John A. Houston of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

    During her time at California Western School of Law (CWSL), Susan completed a judicial externship at the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Additionally, she served as a student mediator at Small Claims Court in the Hall of Justice through CWSL’s Mediation Clinic.

    Prior to law school, Susan worked in the insurance industry as a business operations and development specialist and in the computer software industry as a product support specialist.

    • National Bar Association
    • San Diego County Bar Association
    • Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association
    • Lawyers Club of San Diego
    • Dean’s Honor List – Fall 2018, Spring 2019, and Fall 2019
    • Public Service Honor Society – Fall 2018 and Spring 2019
    • Academic Excellence Award in Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2018
    • CWSL Lourine W. Twyman Scholarship Recipient, 2018
    • SDCBA & ACC San Diego Chapter Diversity Fellowship Program Fellow, 2018
    • Distinguished Advocate Award, George N. Gafford 1L Trial Competition, 2018