Joanna Suyes
About
Joanna grew up in Chesterfield County, Virginia, received an M.Div. from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, and earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Richmond School of Law. Before becoming a lawyer, she worked for 17 years as a paralegal handling personal injury claims. She worked as an attorney for Marks & Harrison for 16 years before starting her own Social Security Disability-focused law practice.
Joanna is the current president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, a 2,000-member organization dedicated to preserving fairness in our civil justice system. She is a past chair of the Social Security Law section of the American Association for Justice and a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives. She has been rated by Super Lawyers since 2012 and has been named a Legal Elite by Virginia Business since 2018. In 2019, she received CancerLINC's Krista Latshaw Pro Bono Award.