Susan Ament is officially retired from Morris James LLP.

If you need assistance, please contact our Personal Injury Attorneys or call or 302.655.2599 for more information.

Morris James looks forward to assisting you.

Experience
  • Delaware Superior Court cases
  • Claims heard before the State of Delaware Industrial Accident Board
  • Mediation Hearings
  • Family Court (Guardian ad litem representation)
  • Disputes before the State of Delaware Insurance Commissioner Arbitration Panel

Engaged in the Community

  • Bishop W. Francis Malooly, Lay Advisory Committee Member
  • Sojourners’ Place, Former Chair, Board of Directors
  • Catholic Diocese Foundation, Board Member
  • Catholic Ministry to the Elderly, Board of Directors
  • River Tower at Christina Landing Condominium Council, Past President
  • Philippine-American Association of Delaware, Honorary Member
  • St. Thomas More Society, Past President of the Board of Directors
  • The University & Whist Club, Formerly Board of Directors
  • Bayard House, Past President of the Board of Directors
  • The Little Italy Neighborhood Association Phase II, Formerly Board of Directors
Honors
  • Delaware Today Top Lawyers
    • Tort Law, 2018, 2021 (Top Vote Getter - 2018)
    • Workers' Compensation for Employee, 2018 - 2019
      Office of Child Advocate 10-Year Service Award, March 2014
  • Best Lawyers®, 2023 - Present
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
    • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
  • Delaware Volunteer Legal Services Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2009
  • Jefferson Award for Public Service, Nominee, 2007
  • St. Thomas More Society, Msgr. Paul Taggart Award, 2007
  • Catholic Charities Award, 2007

Services

Admissions

  • Delaware, 1983
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 1984
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1987

Education

  • Widener University Delaware Law School, J.D., 1982
  • University of Delaware, B.A., 1979

Professional Affiliations

  • Delaware State Bar Association
  • Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
  • Delaware Bar Foundation, Former Board Member
  • The Office of the Child Advocate, Guardian ad litem attorney on behalf of abused and neglected children
  • American Bar Association
  • Delaware Board of Bar Examiners, Former Associate
  • Randy J. Holland Delaware Worker’s Compensation Inn of Court, Member
  • Carpenter-Walsh Delaware Pro Bono Inn of Court, Member