Suzanne Schwab-Radcliffe

Suzanne Radcliffe is an attorney with decades of experience in family law, helping clients through divorce, custody, and child support issues, as well as adoption and paternity cases. She also does Probate law, helping clients with wills, living wills, medical power of attorney and probating wills in Court. Suzanne is most proud of her work in helping children in abuse and divorce cases and the recognition she has received for doing this work.

Past Positions

• Galveston County District Attorney's Office, Chief, Family Law Division, Assistant District Attorney

• Former Associate Judge, 306th District Court, Galveston Co. 1997-2013

Classes & Seminars

• Lecturer, Protective Orders & Family Violence, Galveston County Law Enforcement Agencies, 1994

• Galveston County Family Ad Litem Seminar, 1995

• Family Violence Conference, Texas Council, 1995

• Family Violence, Area Health Education Center Conference, 1995 - 1997

Pro-Bono Activities

• Legal Mandates in the Court Systems for Children, CASA Program, Galveston County, 1995 - 1996

Honors

• Recognition for Outstanding Service to Children of Texas

• Galveston County Citizen of the Year

• Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Outstanding Service Award, Victims of Family Violence, 1993, awarded by Galveston County Resource & Crisis Center

• Outstanding Young Lawyer's Award, Galveston County, 1994 - 1995, awarded by Galveston County Bar Association

• Lecturer: Protective Orders & Family Violence, Galveston County Law Enforcement Agencies, 1994

• Galveston County Family Ad Litem Seminar, 1995; Protective Orders, Galveston County Bar Association, 1995

• Family Violence Conference, Texas Council, 1995

• Family Violence, Area Health Education Center Conference, 1995 - 1997

• Legal Mandates in the Court Systems for Children, CASA Program, Galveston County, 1995 - 1996

• Associate Judge, 306th District Court, Galveston County

• Assistant District Attorney, Chief, Family Law Division, Galveston County District Attorney's Office, 1992 - 1997

• Recipient, Outstanding Service Award, Victims of Family Violence

Experience:

Family Law Associate Judge, 306th District Family Court, Galveston County, Texas – 1997-2013.

Solely responsible for hearings all CPS cases in Galveston County; Implemented Specialized Model CPS Court and Mediation in Galveston County, 1997.

Suzanne Schwab Radcliffe Attorney at Law P.L.L.C. 2007-Present

Galveston County Assistant District Attorney – 1991, Chief of Family Law Section, 1992-January 1997

Solely responsible for representing Galveston County Children’s Protective Service and obtaining Protective Orders

Family Law Mediator

Juvenile Judge Referee Substitute, Galveston County 1997-2013

Awards

Women’s Resource and Crisis Center Award – Outstanding Service to Victims of Family Violence and/or Sexual Assault

Outstanding Young Lawyer of Galveston County – 1994-4995

“Citizen of the Year” presented by Gulf Coast Board of NASWA (National Social Worker Association) 2004-2005

“Recognition for Outstanding Service to Children of Texas” November 2008, presented by DFPRS.

Professional Activities and Lectures:

Lecturer Advanced Family Law Conference, 1997, 1999 “Use of Protective Orders in Family Law Cases”

Lecturer, Texas Council on Family Violence State Conference – 1995, 2009

Frequent Lecturer, Galveston County Law Enforcement Agencies on Protective Orders, Family Violence – 1993-1996

Lecturer, AHEC Conference on Family Violence – 1995, 1996, 1997

Lecturer, Legal Mandates in the County Bar Association on Protective Orders, 1996, 2004

Lecturer, Galveston County Pro Bono CLE, February 2008

Lecturer, Galveston County Family Law Ad Litem Seminar – 1995, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011

Lecturer, Galveston County Family Law Sexual Abuse Seminar 2007, 2011

Frequent Lecturer, Justice of the Peace and Constable Training Center – 200-2004, 2007-2008, 2010

Keynote Speaker and Presenter at Professionalizing Child Welfare; Teaching and Training in the New Millennium Conference, Sponsored by University of Houston May 2013.

Legal Professional Associations:

Member, Galveston County Young Lawyers’ Association (President – 1994-1995, Secretary – 1992-1993)

Member, Galveston County Bar Association (Board of Directors) – 2004-2006

Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association Prevention of Domestic Violence Committee (Co-Chair of “Wear Down Domestic Violence”) – 1995

Member, State Bar Child Abuse and Neglect Task Force – 1995-2004

Member, 5B Grievance Committee – 1995-2002

Member, Burta Rhoades Raburn Family Law Inn of Court 2018-2020

Current Member, Texas State Bar Regional Grievance Committee – 2020-present

Board Member, Women’s Resource and Crisis Center – 1993-1997

Board Member, Big Brother Big Sister, 2010-2014

Founding Member, Galveston County Child Abuse and Neglect Task Force – 1993

Founding Member, Galveston County Child Advocacy Center, 1995

Founding Member, Galveston County National Adoption Day Celebration, 2007

Member, State Bar College 1997-present

Member Galveston County Bar Association – present

Appointed to Statewide Advisory Committee for the Parameters of Psychotropic Medication for Foster Care Children, 2012.