About Suzan
Licenses
Licensed in South Dakota for 38 years
State: South Dakota
Acquired: 1988
No misconduct found
Licensed in Iowa for 38 years
State: Iowa
Acquired: 1987
No misconduct found
Looking for an attorney? Avvo can help.
Search our directory
Quickly connect with top attorneys through our legal directory to get help with your legal issue.
Avvo's live chat agents can help coordinate a consultation with a local attorney.
Chat with a live agent who can match you with the right attorney for your legal needs.
Chat withGallery
Ad
Transform legal challenges into solutions.
Connect now to review your situation.
Experience
Honors
2023
Best Lawyers in America (Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants), Best Lawyers
2023
Best Law Firms (Metropolitan Tier 2 – Trusts & Estates Law), Best Lawyers
2023
Best Law Firms (Metropolitan Tier 2–Personal Injury Litigation), Best Lawyers
2022
Top-Listed City Award, Best Lawyers
2022
Best Law Firm - Trusts & Estates Law (Metropolitan Tier 2), Best Lawyers
2021
Best Law Firm - Trusts & Estates Law (Metropolitan Tier 3), Best Lawyers
2015
Woodbury County Conservation Volunteer Award, Woodbury County conservation Board
Work Experience
2023 - Present
RETIRED, Tigges, Bottaro & Lessmann, LLP
2023 - 2023
Of Counsel, Tigges, Bottaro, & Lessmann, LLP
1995 - 2022
Partner, Vriezelaar, Tigges, Edgington, Bottaro, Boden & Lessmann, L.L.P.
1977 - 1985
Medical Technologist, ASCP (clinical laboratory scientist), Mercy Hospital (Des Moines), Mercy Hospital (Sioux City), private practitioner (Sioux City)
Associations
2014 - Present
Woodbury County Conservation BoardMember
2009 - Present
Iowa Association for Justice, Workers' Compensation Core GroupMember
1988 - Present
South Dakota State BarMember
1987 - Present
Iowa State Bar AssociationMember
1987 - Present
Woodbury County Bar AssociationMember
2011 - 2019
Iowa State Judicial Nominating CommissionMember
Sample of Legal Cases
The Iowa Supreme Court held that the Iowa Indian Child Welfare Act placement preferences were unconstitutional, as they made the rights of the tribe paramount to the rights of the Indian mother.
Education
1987
JD
1977
BS
1977
Speaking Engagements
2017
Legislative Changes You Need to Know
2015
Workers' Compensation 101
2014
Work Comp 101: Fundamental Concepts
2013
Industrial Disability Factors that Really Matter
2010
Work Comp 102: The Basics
1997
Penalties for Failure to Pay Benefits Under Section 86.13 after Christensen
Publications
2020
2020
Languages
English