Admitted in Maryland, December 1992
| Member: | Maryland State Bar Association |
| Baltimore County Bar Association |
AKMAN & ASSOCIATES, P. C.
Salisbury, Maryland
Attorney (April 2007 - present)
SUSAN J. LAND, ESQUIRE, LLC
Towson, Maryland
Owner/Attorney (April 2004 - April 2007)
THE LAW OFFICE OF PHYLLIS J. ERLICH
Towson, Maryland
Associate Attorney (June 2001 - March 2004)
AKMAN & ASSOCIATES, P. C.
Lutherville, Maryland
Associate Attorney (December 1992 - May 2001)
COURT APPOINTMENTS
Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Towson, Maryland
Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Baltimore City, Maryland
Attorney for Children: Appointed in over 15 separate cases to represent children as waiver attorney, best interest attorney and/or advocate (formerly known as guardian ad litem appointments).
Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Towson, Maryland
Attorney for Alleged Disabled and/or Guardian of Property: Appointed in multiple cases to represent individuals who are subject to guardianship proceedings and as guardian of property on behalf of adult disabled individuals.
PRO SE CLINIC, Circuit Court for Baltimore County
Towson, Maryland
Chief Pro Se Attorney (December 1, 2004 - present)
Maintain schedule of panel attorneys. Work with Court Administrator and Family Law Administrator to run and promote program. Assist pro se litigants in completing forms, navigating through litigation and court system.
Attorney (November 2002 - present)
Assist pro se litigants in completing forms, navigating through litigation and court system.
FACILITATION PROGRAM, Circuit Court for Baltimore County
Towson, Maryland
Facilitator in the Contempt Pre-Hearing Conference Program (June 2005 - present)
MEDIATOR, District Court of Maryland
Day of Trial Program, MACRO (January 2003 - present)
CHARACTER COMMITTEE FOR THE BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS
Member, Second Appellate Circuit (1995 - present)
MARYLAND COLLABORATIVE LAW ASSOCIATION, INC.
President (February 2004 - March 2005)
Board of Directors (February 2004 - present)
MARYLAND COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE COUNCIL, INC.
Secretary (2006-2007)
Board of Directors (2006-2007)
BALTIMORE WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION
Vice President (2006 - 2007)
FAMILY LAW COMMITTEE, Baltimore County Bar Association
Chairperson (2000 - 2001)
Vice-chairperson (1999 - 2000)
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE, Baltimore County Bar Association
Chairperson (2004 - 2005)
Vice-chairperson (2003 - 2004)
PANEL MEMBER, MACRO ADR Conference, Judicial Training Institute (January 10, 2006)
Collaborative Law Session
PANEL MEMBER, MSBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council Spring Dinner
Sex, Money & Marriage - Ending it Through Mediation (April 21, 2005)
FACULTY, Family Law University III, MICPEL (January 30, 2004)
Collaborative Law Break-out Session panelist
FAMILY LAW HOTLINE, The Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
Towson, Maryland
Volunteer Attorney (1997 - 2003)
GUEST SPEAKER, Turning Point, Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus
Occasional lectures on Maryland Family Law for non-lawyers and individuals beginning the process of separation and divorce.
GUEST SPEAKER, York County Bar Association, PA
Lunch & Learn, October 26, 1999, on the topic of Family Law in Maryland.
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE, SCHOOL OF LAW, Baltimore, MD
Juris Doctor, May 1992
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD
Bachelor of Arts in Social and Behavioral Sciences, May 1989
ADDITIONAL TRAINING