Susan M. Usatine
Membersusatine@coleschotz.com New Jersey OfficeCourt Plaza North, 25 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
T: 201-525-6219 / C: 201-681-7449 / F: 201-678-6219
Legal Practice Assistant: Michele Stempel
T: 201-489-3000, ext. 5083
mstempel@coleschotz.com
OVERVIEW
Susan Usatine is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department. She is regarded as a litigator who understands how the Information Age has indelibly altered the way businesses make strategic decisions including the handling of high-stakes disputes.
Susan has served as trusted counsel to high level entrepreneurs, private equity firms and financial and accounting service professionals for more than twenty years. She represents domestic and international businesses in bet-the-company litigation in federal and state courts, mediation and arbitration proceedings.
As a result of her successful and disciplined handling of fast paced, multi-state litigation with enormous information volume, Susan spearheads the firm’s strategic planning in the area of litigation technology and is the founder and leader of the firm’s Discovery Services Practice Group.
In 2020, Susan was named Innovator of the Year by the New Jersey Law Journal and has been recognized as a United States’ Top 250 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation for three years. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. See Award Methodology. Susan’s clients believe this honor recognizes the results she obtains in the courtroom and her keen understanding of technology’s effect on litigation strategy and outcome. Susan has answered sophisticated clients’ “more for less challenge” by using efficiency strategies in every matter. The game-changing litigation efficiencies she has developed and implemented are widely recognized as best practices throughout the legal profession.
Services
Education
Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1998Boston University, B.A., 1995Bar & Court Admissions
New Jersey, 1998U.S. District Court of New Jersey, 1998NEWS
News
Susan Usatine of Cole Schotz on How 'Receptivity to Change' is Paramount
As published in: New Jersey Law Journal September 18, 2020
NJLJ Announces 2020 Professional Excellence Honorees
June 2, 2020
Cole Schotz served as counsel to the Creditors' Committee in Think Finance, LLC, in the Northern District of Texas
November 25, 2019
We are pleased to announce that our New Jersey Litigation Practice has been rated as Highly Recommended in Benchmark Litigation 2018
As published in: Benchmark Litigation November 1, 2017
Susan Usatine was quoted in an article titled, "E-Discovery Managed Services: A Bridge to Predictive Analytics"
As published in: Legaltech News March 22, 2016
Susan Usatine was quoted in an article titled, "E-Discovery Managed Services: Unexpected Opportunities"
As published in: Legal Tech News June 12, 2015
Susan Usatine was quoted in an article titled, "Cole Schotz P.C. Increases eDiscovery Capacity With Arc(SM)"
As published in: Nasdaq May 19, 2015
Susan Usatine was quoted in an article titled, "Hoarding E-mail Can Hurt You in The Long Run"
As published in: Fierce Content Management February 10, 2015
Susan Usatine was quoted in the article titled, "Email Is Not Forever: Advice on Archiving"
As published in: eSecurity Planet by Phillip Britt February 6, 2015
Susan Usatine was quoted in the article titled, "How To Avoid Being A Discovery Pushover"
As published in: Law360 by Allison Grande November 24, 2014
Cole Schotz ‘Highly Recommended’ by Benchmark Litigation
November 10, 2014
Benchmark Litigation Names Susan Usatine Top Litigator for Third Straight Year
As published in: Benchmark Litigation August 12, 2014
Susan Usatine was quoted in an article titled, "6 Dos And Don'ts Of Doc Retention"
As published in: Law360 by Linda Chiem May 16, 2014
Cole Schotz Attorneys Recognized as Top Local and Future Litigators
September 16, 2013
Thirty-Five Cole Schotz Attorneys Recognized as Top U.S. Lawyers
August 15, 2013
Privacy Attys Capitalize On Creative Fee Arrangements
As published in: Law360 By Allison Grande July 22, 2013
Super Lawyers Honors Thirty-Three Cole Schotz Attorneys
March 27, 2013
EVENTS
Recent Events
COVID-19 work restrictions & impacts: eDiscovery Managed Services can save the day
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineJune 24, 2020NJICLE E-Discovery in 2018: An Essential Guide to Gathering and Using Electronically Stored Information
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineSeptember 13, 2018Mobile Device Discovery: Getting What You Want and Using What You Get
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineDecember 14, 2017Susan Usatine is presenting "Creative Cost Control in e-Discovery Expenditures" at Relativity Fest Annual Conference
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineOctober 22-25, 2017Susan Usatine is speaking at the BCBA program: eDiscovery Competency: A Practical Guide to Meeting the Ethical Requirements
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineDecember 7, 2016e-Discovery Ethics: Inefficiency is Ruining Litigation
Attorneys Speaking: Susan M. Usatine and Jamie P. ClareAugust 13, 2015e-Discovery 101: Ethics and Practical Advice & Tools
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineDecember 17, 2014AIRA's 30th Annual Bankruptcy and Restructuring Conference
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineJune 4-7, 2014e-Discovery 101: Practical Advice for Attorneys in the Information Age
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineFebruary 26, 2014Electronically Stored Information in the Bankruptcy Context
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineAugust 8, 2013Susan Usatine served on a panel entitled “Meet the Experts: Women in Law”
Attorney Speaking: Susan M. UsatineJanuary 31, 2013PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Why Email Is Dying and What It Means for Litigators
New Jersey Law Journal April 10, 2019
Susan M. UsatineImpact of Tweets, Followers and Likes on Valuations of Closely Held Companies
New Jersey Law Journal March 20, 2017
Susan M. UsatineThe Anti-Technology Litigator: A Critical Member of the Litigation Team?
Legaltech News October 6, 2016
Susan M. UsatineProportionate E-discovery: The Ruby Slippers That Will Save Litigation?
New Jersey Law Journal May 23, 2016
Susan M. UsatineSubmit to an E-Discovery Competence Audit or Risk Extinction
Legaltech News December 22, 2015
Susan M. Usatinee-Discovery: Not Just for Litigators
Women Lawyers in Bergen Spring 2015 Newsletter May 19, 2015
Susan M. UsatineE-Discovery Is Ruining Litigation and Other Information Age Myths
New Jersey Law Journal April 30, 2015
Susan M. UsatineSusan M. Usatine was quoted in an article titled, "6 Dos And Don'ts Of Doc Retention"
Law360 May 15, 2014
Susan M. UsatineMaintaining Electronically Stored Information Forever Is Risky Business
Law Technology News March 6, 2014
Susan M. UsatineManaging Discovery Costs in the Information Age
New Jersey Family Lawyer December 2013
Susan M. UsatineInformation Governance: The Institutional Hot Potato
Corporate Compliance Insights September 11, 2013
Susan M. UsatineElectronically Stored Information in the Bankruptcy Context
AIRA Journal September 4, 2013
Susan M. UsatineSecurity Keys - What Treasury and Finance Executives Need to Know about Encryption
AFP Exchange September 5, 2013
Susan M. Usatine