Susan Pangborn focuses her practice in the areas of employment litigation and counseling clients on a variety of employment-related issues, including wage-hour compliance, discrimination issues arising under federal and state statutes, and strategies for handling employee complaints, performance issues and terminations. She has assisted clients in structuring and implementing force reductions affecting employees across several states, and in exploring cost-saving alternatives to force reductions.  

Ms. Pangborn has represented clients in defending discrimination claims under federal and state statutes in more than 80 cases before both administrative agencies and courts across the United States. She has won jury trials and numerous cases brought in federal and state courts on summary judgment. She has represented employers in arbitrations brought under both collective bargaining agreements and alternative dispute resolution provisions. Ms. Pangborn also assists clients in conducting effective workplace investigations of harassment complaints and provides appropriate follow-up training.

Ms. Pangborn also focuses her practice on the area of restrictive covenants. She regularly helps employers protect their investment in their people and intellectual property by ensuring that confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements comply with applicable state laws. Similarly, she advises clients on the enforceability of such provisions and litigates issues arising from restrictive covenants.

Ms. Pangborn is listed in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA for Labor & Employment.