Susie Lloyd

Associate

Susie concentrates her practice on subrogation and recovery for insurance carriers and commercial clients. She is experienced in handling a high volume of subrogation cases, focusing her practice on property losses, construction defect, product liability, and cyber crime claims. Susie has litigated numerous state and federal cases throughout the southeast from inception to settlement or trial. She also serves as a member of Cozen O'Connor's CyberSubro Task Force.

Susie earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh, where she graduated magna cum laude. She earned her law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she graduated Order of the Coif and was an associate editor of the Denver Law Review. She also served as a staff editor for the business law blog, The Race to the Bottom. While in law school, Susie worked as a clerk in Cozen O'Connor's Denver office.

Experience

Obtained settlement against subcontractor installer of fire sprinkler for negligent installation that resulted in water damage to facility, arguing waiver of subrogation did not apply

 

News

Cozen O'Connor Encourages Smart Cyber Subrogation Claims

April 15, 2022

Richard Maleski, Susie Lloyd, and Ronald Menold, Director, COSECURE, were quoted in the article, "Cozen O'Connor Encourages Smart Cyber Subrogation Claims," published by Law360.

Publications

Searching for Standard of Care in Subrogation Cyber Claims [Subrogation & Recovery Law Blog]

May 11, 2022

Investigating subrogation claims for property damage involves assessing a handful of key elements: (1) identifying the cause and origin of the loss; (2) ascertaining third-party targets; and (3) assessing whether a viable claim and recovery exists against those targets. The third element takes many...

Searching for Standard of Care in Subrogation Cyber Claims [Subrogation & Recovery Law Blog]

December 08, 2021

Investigating subrogation claims for property damage involves assessing a handful of key elements: (1) identifying the cause and origin of the loss; (2) ascertaining third-party targets; and (3) assessing whether a viable claim and recovery exists against those targets. The third element takes many...

South Carolina Code Does Not Invalidate Notice and Cooperation Clauses [Avoiding Insurance Bad Faith Blog]

August 09, 2019

In late July, the South Carolina Supreme Court handed down a helpful ruling for insurers when it held that, if an insured fails to give notice to his automobile insurer of a pending claim, the insurer may deny coverage above statutory limits upon a showing that it was substantially prejudiced by its...

Climate-Related Cats [Best's Review]

June 01, 2019

Alycen Moss and Susie Lloyd contributed an article to Best's Review titled, Climate-Related Cats.

Education

  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2018
  • University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 2009
  • Colorado
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court -- Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court -- South Carolina
  • U.S. District Court -- Middle District of North Carolina

American Bar Association

Mecklenburg County Bar Association

South Carolina Bar Association